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/noʊˈbɪlɪti/
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/nəʊˈbɪlɪti/
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A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility. Titles of nobility were passed down through generations.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aristocracy, noblesse, upper class
Antonyms: plebeian
The quality of being noble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aristocracy, nobleness, noblesse
Antonyms: meanness, ignobility
the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: honorableness, honourableness
Narrower terms: high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness, sublimity
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aristocracy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elite, elite group
Narrower terms: noblesse, peerage, baronage, baronetage, knighthood, samurai, Ferdinand and Isabella, William and Mary
the state of being of noble birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: noblesse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
Narrower terms: purple
From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas. Equivalent to noble + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
adel
— noble or privileged social class
Afrikaans :
adelstand
— noble or privileged social class
Albanian :
fisnikëri
— noble or privileged social class
Arabic :
نُبْل
(nubl)
— noble or privileged social class
Arabic :
نَبَالَة
(nabāla)
— noble or privileged social class
Armenian :
ազնվականություն
(aznvakanutʻyun)
— noble or privileged social class
Asturian :
nobleza
— noble or privileged social class
Belarusian :
двара́нства
(dvaránstva)
— noble or privileged social class
Belarusian :
шля́хта
(šljáxta)
— noble or privileged social class
Bulgarian :
аристокра́ция
(aristokrácija)
— noble or privileged social class
Bulgarian :
дворя́нство
(dvorjánstvo)
— noble or privileged social class
Catalan :
noblesa
— noble or privileged social class
Chinese Mandarin :
貴族 /贵族
(guìzú)
— noble or privileged social class
Czech :
šlechta
— noble or privileged social class
Dutch :
adel
— noble or privileged social class
Esperanto :
nobelaro
— noble or privileged social class
Estonian :
aadel
— noble or privileged social class
Faroese :
aðal
— noble or privileged social class
Finnish :
aateli
— noble or privileged social class
French :
noblesse
— noble or privileged social class
Friulian :
nobiltât
— noble or privileged social class
Galician :
nobreza
— noble or privileged social class
Georgian :
თავადაზნაურობა
(tavadaznauroba)
— noble or privileged social class
Georgian :
არისტოკრატია
(arisṭoḳraṭia)
— noble or privileged social class
German :
Adel
— noble or privileged social class
German :
Aristokratie
— noble or privileged social class
German :
Nobilität
— noble or privileged social class
Greek :
αριστοκρατία
(aristokratía)
— noble or privileged social class
Ancient Greek :
εὐγένεια
(eugéneia)
— noble or privileged social class
Hebrew :
אצולה
(atzula)
— noble or privileged social class
Hungarian :
nemesség
— noble or privileged social class
Irish :
uaisle
— noble or privileged social class
Italian :
nobiltà
— noble or privileged social class
Japanese :
貴族
(kizoku)
— noble or privileged social class
Korean :
귀족
(gwijok)
— noble or privileged social class
Latin :
nōbilitās
— noble or privileged social class
Macedonian :
благородништво
(blagorodništvo)
— noble or privileged social class
Macedonian :
дворјанство
(dvorjanstvo)
— noble or privileged social class
Old English :
æþelnes
— noble or privileged social class
Old English :
æþelu
— noble or privileged social class
Plautdietsch :
Odel
— noble or privileged social class
Polish :
szlachta
— noble or privileged social class
Portuguese :
nobreza
— noble or privileged social class
Romanian :
nobilime
— noble or privileged social class
Romanian :
noblețe
— noble or privileged social class
Russian :
дворя́нство
(dvorjánstvo)
— noble or privileged social class
Russian :
аристокра́тия
(aristokrátija)
— noble or privileged social class
Russian :
знать
(znatʹ)
— noble or privileged social class
Russian :
шля́хта
(šljáxta)
— noble or privileged social class
Scottish Gaelic :
uaisle
— noble or privileged social class
Scottish Gaelic :
uaisleachd
— noble or privileged social class
Serbo-Croatian :
племство
— noble or privileged social class
Serbo-Croatian :
властела
— noble or privileged social class
Serbo-Croatian :
plemstvo
— noble or privileged social class
Serbo-Croatian :
vlastela
— noble or privileged social class
Slovak :
šľachta
— noble or privileged social class
Slovene :
plemstvo
— noble or privileged social class
Spanish :
nobleza
— noble or privileged social class
Swedish :
adel
— noble or privileged social class
Tocharian B :
klyomñe
— noble or privileged social class
Ukrainian :
дворя́нство
(dvorjánstvo)
— noble or privileged social class
Ukrainian :
шля́хта
(šljáxta)
— noble or privileged social class
Vietnamese :
quí tộc
— noble or privileged social class
Yiddish :
אַדל
(adl)
— noble or privileged social class
Arabic :
فَخَامَة
(faḵāma)
— the quality of being noble
Arabic :
شَهَامَة
(šahāma)
— the quality of being noble
Asturian :
nobleza
— the quality of being noble
Bulgarian :
благородство
(blagorodstvo)
— the quality of being noble
Catalan :
noblesa
— the quality of being noble
Czech :
vznešenost
— the quality of being noble
Esperanto :
nobleco
— the quality of being noble
Esperanto :
nobeleco
— the quality of being noble
Finnish :
aateluus
— the quality of being noble
French :
noblesse
— the quality of being noble
Friulian :
nobiltât
— the quality of being noble
Galician :
nobreza
— the quality of being noble
German :
Adeligkeit
— the quality of being noble
German :
Blaublütigkeit
— the quality of being noble
German :
Nobilität
— the quality of being noble
Greek :
αριστοκρατικότητα
(aristokratikótita)
— the quality of being noble
Greek :
αρχοντιά
(archontiá)
— the quality of being noble
Irish :
uaisleacht
— the quality of being noble
Italian :
nobilità
— the quality of being noble
Japanese :
崇高
(sūkō)
— the quality of being noble
Japanese :
高潔
(kōketsu)
— the quality of being noble
Latin :
nobilitas
— the quality of being noble
Latin :
ingenuitas
— the quality of being noble
Macedonian :
благородност
(blagorodnost)
— the quality of being noble
Old English :
æþelnes
— the quality of being noble
Portuguese :
nobreza
— the quality of being noble
Romanian :
noblețe
— the quality of being noble
Russian :
благоро́дство
(blagoródstvo)
— the quality of being noble
Serbo-Croatian :
племенитост
— the quality of being noble
Serbo-Croatian :
plemenitost
— the quality of being noble
Spanish :
nobleza
— the quality of being noble
Turkish :
soyluluk
— the quality of being noble