nobility
/nəʊˈbɪlɪti/US/noʊˈbɪlɪti/
nobility noun: a noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
Noun
nobility (countable and uncountable, plural nobilities)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- aristocracy, noblesse, upper class
- Antonyms:
- plebeian
- The quality of being noble.
- He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.
- Synonyms:
- aristocracy, nobleness, noblesse
- Antonyms:
- meanness, ignobility
nobility meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
nobility in Hindi
- कुलीनता
nobility in Tamil
- உயர்குடிப் பிறப்பு, பெருந்தன்மை, மேதகைமை, உயர் பண்பு
nobility in Urdu
- nobility, aristocracy
- شرافت śarāfat
nobility in Bengali
- মহত্ত্ব, মহানুভবতা, মহামনস্বিতা, উচ্চমর্যাদা, আভিজাত্য, চিৎপ্রকর্ষ
More languagesFewer languages
- nobility in Malayalam
- പെരുമ peruma, മഹത്വം mahatvaṁ
- nobility in Kannada
- ಉದಾತ್ತಗುಣ, ಉದಾತ್ತತೆ, ಘನತೆ, ಕುಲೀನತೆ
- nobility in Punjabi
- ਕੁਲੀਨਤਾ
- nobility in Odia
- ସମ୍ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତତା
- nobility in Sanskrit
- औदार्य audārya
- nobility in Nepali
- कुलीनता, सम्भ्रान्तता
- nobility in Arabic
- نُبْل nubl, نَبَالَة nabāla, فَخَامَة faḵāma, شَهَامَة šahāma
- nobility in Vietnamese
- quí tộc
Examples of nobility in a sentence
- A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.
- Smoking a huqqa was a common pastime among the Indian nobility.
- Where is the nobility in these streets paved with greasy carbon and dun ash?
Synonyms of nobility
Antonyms
Forms of nobility
| plural | nobilities |
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Origin of nobility
From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas. Equivalent to noble + -ity.
Words formed from nobility
Words that rhyme with nobility
- sensibility
- utility
- facility
- ability
- disability
- compatibility
- possibility
- probability
- fertility
- fragility
- futility
- impossibility
36 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- senility
- virility
- vulnerability
- agility
- capability
- comfortability
- flexibility
- hostility
- improbability
- indomitability
- instability
- juvenility
- stability
- accommodability
- affability
- backward compatibility
- backwards compatibility
- bouncebackability
- chewability
- creatability
- debility
- diffability
- ductility
- forward compatibility
- forwards compatibility
- fuckability
- humility
- impressionability
- ineffability
- irascibility
- manageability
- mutility
- tabability
- unassailability
- upward compatibility
- versatility
Questions about nobility
- What does nobility mean?
- Nobility means a noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
- What is nobility in Hindi?
- Nobility in Hindi is कुलीनता. See Nobility meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nobility?
- Nobility is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nobility?
- Nobility is pronounced /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ (US).
- What is the plural of nobility?
- The plural of nobility is nobilities.
Words near nobility in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nobility (page history and authors); nobility (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nobility (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); شرافت (Urdu) (page history and authors); nobility (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പെരുമ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); nobility (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nobility (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nobility (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); औदार्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); nobility (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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