nobility

no·bil·i·ty

 (nō-bĭl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. no·bil·i·ties

1. A class of persons distinguished by high birth or rank and in Great Britain including dukes and duchesses, marquises and marchionesses, earls and countesses, viscounts and viscountesses, and barons and baronesses: "The old English nobility of office made way for the Norman nobility of faith and landed wealth" (Winston S. Churchill).

2. Noble rank or status: Congress may not grant titles of nobility.

3. The state or quality of being exalted in character.

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[Middle English nobilite, the quality of being noble, from Old French, from Latin nōbilitās, from nōbilis, noble; see noble.]

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nobility

(nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree

2. the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity: the nobility of his mind.

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British Isles) the class of people holding the titles of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, or barons and their feminine equivalents collectively; peerage

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no•bil•i•ty

(noʊˈbɪl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.

2. the state or quality of being noble.

3. nobleness of mind, character, or spirit.

4. grandeur.

5. noble birth or rank.

[1350–1400; Middle English nobilite < Latin nōbilitās. See noble]

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Nobility

 the body of persons forming the noble class of a country or state—Wilkes.

Example: nobility of the realm, 1530.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titles aristocracy elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status noblesse - members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group baronetage - the collective body of baronets knighthood - aristocrats holding the rank of knight samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
	2.	nobility - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct magnanimousness, nobleness, grandeur honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor high-mindedness, noble-mindedness, idealism - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued sublimity - nobility in thought or feeling or style
	3.	nobility - the state of being of noble birth noblesse status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" purple - of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"

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nobility

noun

1. aristocracy, lords, elite, nobles, upper class, peerage, ruling class, patricians, high society They married into the nobility and entered the highest ranks of society.

2. dignity, majesty, greatness, grandeur, magnificence, stateliness, nobleness I found Mr. Mandela supremely courteous, with a genuine nobility of bearing.

3. integrity, honour, virtue, goodness, honesty, righteousness, probity, rectitude, worthiness, incorruptibility, uprightness There can be no doubt about the remarkable strength and nobility of her character.

Related words
adjective nobiliary

Quotations
"New nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time" [Francis Bacon Essays]

Ranks of nobility

Ranks of British nobility (in order of precedence)  royal duke or (fem.) royal duchess, duke or (fem.) duchess, marquess or marquis or (fem.) marchioness, earl or (fem.) countess, viscount or (fem.) viscountess, baron or (fem.) baroness, baronet

Ranks of foreign nobility  archduke or (fem.) archduchess, boyar, burgrave, count or (fem.) countess, grand duke or (fem.) grand duchess, grandee, landgrave or (fem.) landgravine, marchese or (fem.) marchesa, margrave or (fem.) margravine, marquis or marquise, prince or (fem.) princess, vicomte or (fem.) vicomtesse

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nobility

noun

1. People of the highest social level:

aristocracy, blue blood, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who.

Informal: upper crust.

2. Noble rank or status by birth:

birth, blood, blue blood, noblesse.

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Translations

النُّبَلاءنُبْل، نَبالَه، أصالَه، شَرَف الشُّعور

аристокрация

šlechtaušlechtilostvznešenostšlechetnost

adelædelhednobelhed

AdelVornehmheit

nobleza

aadel

aateli

noblesse

plemstvo

nemesség

aîallaîalsmannastétt

nobiltànobilt...nobilt... d'animo

adel

adeledelhetnobelhet

благородстводворянствознать

šľachetnosť

asaletasillersoylularsoyluluk

贵族阶层高贵

nobility

[nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ] N (all senses) → nobleza f

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nobility

[nəʊˈbɪlɪti] n

(quality) → noblesse f

(= nobles) → noblesse f

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nobility

n no pl

(= people) → (Hoch)adel m; she is one of the nobility → sie ist eine Adlige

(= quality) → Adel m, → Edle(s) nt; nobility of mind/thought → geistiger Adel; nobility of sentiment → edles Gefühl

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nobility

[nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → nobiltà

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noble

(ˈnəubl) adjective

1. honourable; unselfish. a noble mind; a noble deed. edel نَبيل الشُّعور благороден digno ušlechtilý, šlechetný edel ædel; fin ευγενικός, ανώτεροςnoble üllas متواضع؛ مودب jalo nobleאציל कुलीन plemenit, sjajan nemes mulia göfuglyndur nobile 高潔な 고귀한 kilnus, garbingas cēls; cildens mulia edeledel, fin, nobelszlachetny متواضع او با ادبه digno nobil благородный, великодушный šľachetný plemenit plemenit ädel, nobel มิคุณธรรมสูง soylu, asil, yüce 高尚無私的 благородний محترم، بے لوث cao quý 高尚的

2. of high birth or rank. a noble family; of noble birth. adel كَريم الأصْل، نَبيل знатен nobre urozený, vznešený adelig fornem; adelig αριστοκρατικόςnoble suursugune شريف aatelinen nobleאצולה, מיוחס नीतिवान plemenit porijeklom nemesi származású luhur ættgöfugur nobile 高貴な 귀족의 kilmingas dižciltīgs berketurunan bangsawan adellijkadeligszlachecki شريف nobre nobil знатный urodzený plemenit plemićki adlig, förnäm ชั้นสูง asil, aristokrat 貴族的，顯貴的 шляхетний; знатний شريف، باعزت quý tộc 贵族的

noun

a person of high birth. The nobles planned to murder the king. adellike نَبيل، أحد النُّبَلاء благородник nobre šlechtic der/die Adelig adel ο ευγενής, αυτός που ανήκει στην αριστοκρατική τάξη noble aadlik آزاده ها aatelinen noble בֵּן אָצוּלָה कुलीन मनुष्य plemić nemes(ember) ningrat aðalsmaður nobile 貴族 귀족 didikas dižciltīgais; augstmanis bangsawan edele adelsmann/-kvinne szlachcic آزادى غوښتونكى nobre nobil дворянин šľachtic plemič plemstvo adelsman คนชั้นสูง soylu kimse, asilzade 貴族 знать امير زادہ người quý tộc 贵族

noˈbility (-ˈbi-) noun

1. the state of being noble. the nobility of his mind/birth. adellik نُبْل، نَبالَه، أصالَه، شَرَف الشُّعور благородство nobreza šlechetnost, ušlechtilost die Vornehmheit ædelhed; nobelhed ευγένεια, αρχοντιάnobleza õilsus اصالت خانوادگى ylevyys noblesse אֲצִילוּת कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्ग plemenitost nemesség kemuliaan aðall nobiltà 高潔さ 고귀함 kilnumas, kilmingumas aristokrātija; dižciltīgums kemuliaan adellijkheid, edelheidedelhet, nobelhetszlachetność ښه نسب لرل nobreza nobleţe благородство šľachetnosť plemenitost plemenitost ädelhet, adlig börd ความมีศีลธรรม soyluluk, asalet 高尚無私，高貴 благородство, шляхетність شرافت، نجابت giới quý tộc 高贵

2. nobles ie dukes, earls etc. The nobility supported the king during the revolution. adellikes النُّبَلاء аристокрация nobreza šlechta der Adel adel ευγενείς, αριστοκρατίαnobleza aadel طبقه نجبا aatelisto noblesse הַאֲצְוּלָה उच्च्ता, श्रेष्ठता plemstvo nemesség bangsawan aðalsmannastétt nobiltà 貴族 귀족 (계급) diduomenė aristokrātija kaum bangsawan adeladelszlachta د اشرافو كورنى nobreza nobi­lime дворянство šľachta plemstvo plemstvo adel ความสูงส่ง; ชนชั้นสูง soylular, asiller 貴族階層 вельможне панство, знать شرفاء tính cao thượng 贵族阶层

ˈnobly adverb

He worked nobly for the cause of peace. edel, edelmoedig بِصورَةٍ نَبيلَه благородно dignamente ušlechtile großmütig ædelt μεγαλόψυχα noblemente, con generosidad õilsalt شرافتمندانه jalosti noblement בַּאֲצִילוּת कुलीनता plemenito, velikodušno nagylelkűen penuh kemuliaan göfugmannlega, drengilega nobilmente 気高く 고귀하게 kilniai, garbingai pašaizliedzīgi dengan hati yang mulia op grootmoedige wijze edelt, nobelt szlachetnie په شرافت سره dignamente cu nobleţe благородно; самоотверженно ušľachtilo plemenito plemenito ädelt อย่างประเสริฐ şerefli bir şekilde, asil 高尚無私地 благородно شريفانہ cao thượng 高尚地

ˈnobleman – feminine ˈnoblewoman – noun

a noble. The king was murdered by a nobleman at his court. edelman رَجُل شَريف، نَبيل ، كَريم الأصْل، عَريق النَّسَب благородник nobre šlechtic der/die Adelige adelsmand ο ευγενής, αυτός που ανήκει στην αριστοκρατική τάξη noble aadlik نجيبزاده؛ نجيب زاده aatelinen nobleאציל कुलीन जन plemkinja nemesember orang bangsawan aðalsmaður nobiluomo 貴族 고귀한 출생(신분)의 사람 didikas, didikë dižciltīgais wanita, lelaki bangsawan edelman adelsmann/-kvinne szlachcic, szlachcianka نجيب زاده،د لوى نسب خاوند nobre nobil дворянин šľachtic plemič plemić adelsman ขุนนาง soylu 貴族 дворянин امير، شريف người quý tộc 贵族

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