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noun
The state of being noble
Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0
Usage: uncountable
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Broader terms: condition, status
noun
The act of ennobling or something which ennobles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
the act of raising someone to the nobility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: promotion
History
Etymology tree English ennoble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ennoblement From ennoble + -ment.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
