Dictionary

nobility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nəˈbɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas. Equivalent to noble + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
   • The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility.
   • Titles of nobility were passed down through generations.
2. (uncountable) The quality of being noble.
   • He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.

Forms

Antonyms

meanness · plebeian · ignobility

Deriveds

antinobility · black nobility

Synonyms

noblesse · nobleness · aristocracy · noblesse · aristocracy · upper class

Translations (97)

cs šlechta (noble or privileged social class) · la ingenuitas (the quality of being noble) · es nobleza (the quality of being noble) · ast nobleza (the quality of being noble) · bg дворя́нство (noble or privileged social class) · ga uaisle (noble or privileged social class) · de Adeligkeit (the quality of being noble) · sh plemstvo (noble or privileged social class) · fo aðal (noble or privileged social class) · et aadel (noble or privileged social class) · de Nobilität (noble or privileged social class) · ca noblesa (the quality of being noble) · mk благородништво (noble or privileged social class) · ang æþelnes (noble or privileged social class) · de Nobilität (the quality of being noble) · bg благородство (the quality of being noble) · el αρχοντιά (the quality of being noble) · gl nobreza (noble or privileged social class) · sh племство (noble or privileged social class) · ang æþelu (noble or privileged social class) · de Adel (noble or privileged social class) · fr noblesse (the quality of being noble) · gd uaisleachd (noble or privileged social class) · sl plemstvo (noble or privileged social class) · grc εὐγένεια (noble or privileged social class) · bg аристокра́ция (noble or privileged social class) · hy ազնվականություն (noble or privileged social class) · it nobiltà (noble or privileged social class) · af adel (noble or privileged social class) · sq fisnikëri (noble or privileged social class) · af adelstand (noble or privileged social class) · ro noblețe (noble or privileged social class) · ang æþelnes (the quality of being noble) · ru благоро́дство (the quality of being noble) · ka თავადაზნაურობა (noble or privileged social class) · mk благородност (the quality of being noble) · fur nobiltât (the quality of being noble) · sh властела (noble or privileged social class) · ga uaisleacht (the quality of being noble) · txb klyomñe (noble or privileged social class) · sh vlastela (noble or privileged social class) · ja 貴族 (noble or privileged social class) · fr noblesse (noble or privileged social class) · ru дворя́нство (noble or privileged social class) · ca noblesa (noble or privileged social class) · fur nobiltât (noble or privileged social class) · tr soyluluk (the quality of being noble) · es nobleza (noble or privileged social class) · pt nobreza (the quality of being noble) · ka არისტოკრატია (noble or privileged social class) · sv adel (noble or privileged social class) · be двара́нства (noble or privileged social class) · nl adel (noble or privileged social class) · hu nemesség (noble or privileged social class) · da adel (noble or privileged social class) · ja 高潔 (the quality of being noble) · ar شَهَامَة (the quality of being noble) · sh plemenitost (the quality of being noble) · ar نَبَالَة (noble or privileged social class) · eo nobeleco (the quality of being noble) · ar فَخَامَة (the quality of being noble) · yi אַדל (noble or privileged social class) · cmn 貴族 /贵族 (noble or privileged social class) · pdt Odel (noble or privileged social class) · ro noblețe (the quality of being noble) · be шля́хта (noble or privileged social class) · ro nobilime (noble or privileged social class) · el αριστοκρατία (noble or privileged social class) · ar نُبْل (noble or privileged social class) · gd uaisle (noble or privileged social class) · de Aristokratie (noble or privileged social class) · uk шля́хта (noble or privileged social class) · fi aateluus (the quality of being noble) · la nōbilitās (noble or privileged social class) · uk дворя́нство (noble or privileged social class) · ru аристокра́тия (noble or privileged social class) · eo nobleco (the quality of being noble) · mk дворјанство (noble or privileged social class) · ru шля́хта (noble or privileged social class) · eo nobelaro (noble or privileged social class) · el αριστοκρατικότητα (the quality of being noble) · la nobilitas (the quality of being noble) · cs vznešenost (the quality of being noble) · ja 崇高 (the quality of being noble) · gl nobreza (the quality of being noble) · fi aateli (noble or privileged social class) · ast nobleza (noble or privileged social class) · pl szlachta (noble or privileged social class) · sk šľachta (noble or privileged social class) · sh племенитост (the quality of being noble) · he אצולה (noble or privileged social class) · it nobilità (the quality of being noble) · vi quí tộc (noble or privileged social class) · ru знать (noble or privileged social class) · pt nobreza (noble or privileged social class) · ko 귀족 (noble or privileged social class) · de Blaublütigkeit (the quality of being noble)