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- Dictionarynobility/nə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of being noble in character: "a man of nobility and learning" Similar
- 2. the quality of belonging to the aristocracy: "after 1722 nobility was only acquired by service in the army or bureaucracy"
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NOBILITY definition: 1. honesty, courage, and kindness: 2. the people of the highest social rank in a society…. Learn more.
1. : the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank. 2. : the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state : aristocracy. Synonyms. augustness. brilliance. gloriousness. glory. gorgeousness. grandeur. grandness. magnificence. majesty. nobleness. resplendence. resplendency. splendidness. splendiferousness.
Nobility refers to a privileged class of people — often receiving hereditary titles — also called the aristocracy. You know the type. They hang around manors and castles, or curry favor at court.
NOBILITY meaning: 1. honesty, courage, and kindness: 2. the people of the highest social rank in a society…. Learn more.
a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree. the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity. the nobility of his mind.
1. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] The nobility of a society are all the people who have titles and belong to a high social class. They married into the nobility and entered the highest ranks of state administration. Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree. 2. the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity: the nobility of his mind. 3.
Definition of nobility noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
NOBILITY meaning: 1. the people from the highest social group in a society 2. the quality of being noble. Learn more.
Nobility definition: A class of persons distinguished by high birth or rank and in Great Britain including dukes and duchesses, marquises and marchionesses, earls and countesses, viscounts and viscountesses, and barons and baronesses.
