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 Definitions of Nobility  [ʊˈbɪl ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'Nobility' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) nobility
the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.

2.  nobility
the state or quality of being noble.

3.  nobility
nobleness of mind, character, or spirit.

4.  nobility
grandeur.

5.  nobility
noble birth or rank.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME nobilite < L nōbilitās. See noble)

Definition of 'Nobility' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) nobility, aristocracy
a privileged class holding hereditary titles

2. (noun) nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

3. (noun) nobility, noblesse
the state of being of noble birth


Definition of 'Nobility' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) nobility
dignity and decency
people behaving with honor, nobility, and loyalty

2.  nobility
the nobility
people from upper-class families
the Russian nobility


Definition of 'Nobility' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Nobility
the quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence

2. (noun) Nobility
the state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred

3. (noun) Nobility
those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility


Translation of 'Nobility' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the state of being noble
the nobility of his mind/birth.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: adellik Arabic flag Arabic: نُبْل، نَبالَه، أصالَه، ش Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: благородство
Brazilian flag Brazilian: nobreza Czech flag Czech: šlechetnost, ušlechtilost German flag German: die Vornehmheit
Danish flag Danish: ædelhed; nobelhed Greek flag Greek: ευγένεια, αρχοντιά Spanish flag Spanish: nobleza
Estonian flag Estonian: õilsus Farsi flag Farsi: اصالت خانوادگى Finnish flag Finnish: ylevyys
French flag French: noblesse Hebrew flag Hebrew: אֲצִילוּת Hindi flag Hindi: कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्ग
Croatian flag Croatian: plemenitost Hungarian flag Hungarian: nemesség Indonesian flag Indonesian: kemuliaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: aðall Italian flag Italian: nobiltà Japanese flag Japanese: 高潔さ
Korean flag Korean: 고귀함 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kilnumas, kilmingumas Latvian flag Latvian: aristokrātija; dižciltīgu
Malay flag Malay: kemuliaan Dutch flag Dutch: adellijkheid, edelheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: edelhet, nobelhet
Polish flag Polish: szlachetność Persian flag Persian: اصالت خانوادگى Pashto flag Pashto: ښه نسب لرل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: nobreza Romanian flag Romanian: nobleţe Russian flag Russian: благородство
Slovak flag Slovak: šľachetnosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: plemenitost Serbian flag Serbian: plemenitost
Swedish flag Swedish: ädelhet, adlig börd Thai flag Thai: ความมีศีลธรรม Turkish flag Turkish: soyluluk, asalet
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 高尚無私,高貴 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: благородство, шляхетність Urdu flag Urdu: شرافت، نجابت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giới quý tộc Chinese flag Chinese: 高贵

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