Definitions for nobilitynoʊˈbɪl ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
no•bil•i•tynoʊˈbɪl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.
the state or quality of being noble.
nobleness of mind, character, or spirit.
grandeur.
noble birth or rank.
Origin of nobility:
1350–1400; ME nobilite < L nōbilitās. See noble
Princeton's WordNet
nobility, aristocracy(noun)
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur(noun)
the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
nobility, noblesse(noun)
the state of being of noble birth
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nobility(noun)ʊˈbɪl ɪ ti
dignity and decency
people behaving with honor, nobility, and loyalty
nobilityʊˈbɪl ɪ ti
people from upper-class families
the Russian nobility
Wiktionary
nobility(Noun)
A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
nobility(Noun)
The quality of being noble.
Webster Dictionary
Nobility(noun)
the quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence
Nobility(noun)
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
Nobility(noun)
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
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
NOBILITY
A gang of foreign brigands having abducent designs on the American Damsel and the American Dollar.
Translations for nobility
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- adellikAfrikaans

- نُبْل، نَبالَه، أصالَه، شَرَف الشُّعورArabic

- благородствоBulgarian

- nobrezaPortuguese (BR)

- šlechetnost, ušlechtilostCzech

- die VornehmheitGerman

- ædelhed; nobelhedDanish

- ευγένεια, αρχοντιάGreek

- noblezaSpanish

- õilsusEstonian

- اصالت خانوادگىFarsi

- ylevyysFinnish

- noblesseFrench

- אֲצִילוּתHebrew

- कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्गHindi

- plemenitostCroatian

- nemességHungarian

- kemuliaanIndonesian

- aðallIcelandic

- nobiltàItalian

- 高潔さJapanese

- 고귀함Korean

- kilnumas, kilmingumasLithuanian

- aristokrātija; dižciltīgumsLatvian

- kemuliaanMalay

- adellijkheid, edelheidDutch

- edelhet, nobelhetNorwegian

- szlachetnośćPolish

- اصالت خانوادگىPersian

- ښه نسب لرلPashto

- nobrezaPortuguese

- nobleţeRomanian

- благородствоRussian

- šľachetnosťSlovak

- plemenitostSlovenian

- plemenitostSerbian

- ädelhet, adlig bördSwedish

- ความมีศีลธรรมThai

- soyluluk, asaletTurkish

- 高尚無私,高貴Chinese (Trad.)

- благородство, шляхетністьUkrainian

- شرافت، نجابتUrdu

- giới quý tộcVietnamese

- 高贵Chinese (Simp.)

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