Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    Adel, Aristokratie, Nobilität

    дворя́нствоdvorjánstvo, аристокра́тияaristokrátija, знатьznatʹ

    дворя́нствоdvorjánstvo, шля́хтаšljáxta

    a privileged class holding hereditary titles

  2. (uncountable)The quality of being noble.

    He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.

    Adeligkeit, Blaublütigkeit, Nobilität

    благоро́дствоblagoródstvo

    the state of being of noble birth

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Your kindness and your nobility are known everywhere.

    ruВаша доброта и ваше благородство известны везде.

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  2. Poverty is not vileness, nor is wealth nobility.

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  3. It is sometimes said that nobility have blue blood.

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  4. He is a knight of nobility without fear and blame.

    ruОн рыцарь благородный без страха и упрёка.

    deEr ist ein Ritter von Adel ohne Furcht und Tadel.

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  5. The spirit of creativity ignites sparks of nobility in the soul.

    ruДух творчества зажигает в душе искры благородства.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
noble or privileged social class:
Русский
By meaning 2
noble or privileged social class:
the quality of being noble:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
noble or privileged social class:
the quality of being noble:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: nobilities
Singularnobility
Pluralnobilities

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nobility — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto