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Meaning of "nobility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOBILITY

nobility  [nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nobility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NOBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nobility

Nobility

Nobility is a social class that possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than most other classes in a society, membership thereof typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be largely honorary, and vary from country to country and era to era. Historically, membership of the nobility and the prerogatives thereof have been regulated or acknowledged by the monarch or government, thereby distinguishing it from other sectors of a nation's upper class. Nonetheless, nobility per se has rarely constituted a closed caste; acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, military prowess or royal favour has, occasionally or often, enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There is often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such republics as the Dutch Republic, the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, and remains part of the legal social structure of some non-hereditary regimes, e.g. San Marino and the Vatican City in Europe.

Definition of nobility in the English dictionary

The first definition of nobility in the dictionary is a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by royal decree. Other definition of nobility is the state or quality of being morally or spiritually good; dignity. Nobility is also the class of people holding the titles of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, or barons and their feminine equivalents collectively; peerage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
affordability
əˌfɔːdəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOBILITY

nobby
Nobel
Nobel prize
nobelium
Nobile
nobiliary
nobiliary particle
nobilitate
nobilitation
nobilities
noble
noble art
noble fir
noble gas
noble rot
noble savage
noble science
noble-minded
nobleman
noblemen

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOBILITY

agility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
viability
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of nobility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOBILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nobility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nobility

Translation of «nobility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOBILITY

Find out the translation of nobility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nobility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nobility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贵族阶层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nobleza
570 millions of speakers

English

nobility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़प्पन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дворянство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nobreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আভিজাত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noblesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangsawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貴族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀족 계급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangsawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quý tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரபுக்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खानदानी लोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soyluluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nobiltà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szlachta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дворянство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

noblețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχοντιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nobility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOBILITY»

The term «nobility» is very widely used and occupies the 7.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOBILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nobility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nobility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nobility

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOBILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nobility.
1
Theodore Bikel
By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul.
2
Joseph P. Bradley
Brutes are governed by their appetites and impulses. Savages are but little removed in this respect from brutes. Brutish men and coarse natures are mostly led by their impulses, appetites and passions. The true nobility of our nature is evinced by self-control, which restrains, governs and subdues the impulses, appetites, passions and desires.
3
Robert Burton
Idleness is an appendix to nobility.
4
Jacques d'Amboise
A wild, untamed youth learns nobility through art.
5
Charles Durning
There's no nobility with war. It's tear-'em-up destruction that leaves you frustrated, bitter and angry... If you really knew what it was like for an hour, you wouldn't want anyone to go through it.
6
James E. Faust
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
7
Sally Field
I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn-ish - there was a bit of nobility about her.
8
Matt Frewer
Ever since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated by the Arthurian Legend, and, you know, the notion of nobility in battle and the - the notion of chivalry.
9
Jose Ortega y Gasset
There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.
10
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOBILITY»

Discover the use of nobility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nobility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nobles and Nobility in Medieval Europe: Concepts, Origins, ...
The great strength of this collection is its wide range...a valuable work for anyone interested in the social aspects of the medieval nobility.
Anne Duggan, 2000
2
The European Nobility, 1400-1800
An authoritative and accessible survey of the European nobility over four centuries.
Jonathan Dewald, 1996
3
The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power
Examining in detail the work of consecration carried out by elite education systems, Bourdieu analyzes the distinctive forms of power—political, intellectual, bureaucratic, and economic—by means of which contemporary societies are ...
Pierre Bourdieu, 1998
4
The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and ...
Marinella's masterpiece, The Nobility and Excellence of Women, and the Defects and Vices of Men was first published in 1600, composed at a furious pace in answer to Giusepe Passi's diatribe about women's alleged defects.
Lucrezia Marinella, 2007
5
Women of the English Nobility and Gentry, 1066-1500
This book provides a collection of sources for an important and influential group of women in medieval England, and examines changes in their role and activities between 1066 and 1500.
Jennifer C. Ward, 1995
6
The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State ...
In The New Nobility, two courageous Russian investigative journalists open up the closed and murky world of the Russian Federal Security Service.
Andreĭ Soldatov, Irina Borogan, 2010
7
Contested Spaces of Nobility in Early Modern Europe
In examining the protective strategies nobles adopted in an age of state-building, reformation and expansion, this collection reveals the roles of the 'second order' and their ability to survive.
Matthew P. Romaniello, Charles Lipp, 2011
8
Nobility and Civility: Asian Ideals of Leadership and the ...
In a thoughtful meditation ranging widely over several civilizations and historical eras, Wm. Theodore de Bary argues that the concepts of leadership and public morality in the major Asian traditions offer a valuable perspective on ...
William Theodore De Bary, 2009
9
Norms & Nobility: A Treatise on Education
A reissue of a classic text, Norms and Nobility is a provocative reappraisal of classical education that offers a workable program for contemporary school reform.
David V. Hicks, 1999
10
The Nobility of Holland: From Knights to Regents, 1500-1650
Claims that rather than being obliterated during the revolt, the Dutch nobility were able to successfully maintain their basis of power.
H. F. K. Nierop, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nobility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prepare for the arrival of private Guelph social club
A notorious gaming house in the early 18th century, Jonathan Swift called it the "bane of half the English nobility." Members have included two ... «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Unbelievable California estate gets price dropped by $60 million, no …
One such mansion was built by the de Guignés, a family of French nobility who emigrated in the 19th century and enmeshed themselves with ... «Heber Springs Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Another Roman Contribution to the World? Fusion Cuisine
Real: At banquets, members of Gallo-Roman nobility were served beef, mutton, lamb, game, fowl, seafood, pork, and dormice (rodents) -- the ... «KCET, Jul 15»
4
How the middle class might finally call the shots in India
Even today, the old nobility and descendants of the pre- Independence middle-class (and later elite) provide a far larger share of the political ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
The College 'Clean 15′
Our country is substituting for the nobility of honest work that anyone ... to a false nobility of credentialing that requires permission-checking from ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
6
Richard II, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'a production for tourists'
... do those attributes – the aloofness, the gentleness, the nobility of speech – shine as full virtues. Perhaps that's enough to write home about. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Stars invade Houston from all of time and space for Space City …
... including Cas Anvar (Nobility, The Expanse), Amber Goldfarb (Being Human, Lost Girl, Helix), and Elias Toufexis (Supernatural, Smallville). «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
8
Provence perfected at La Bastide de Gordes
Within, there is nobility of aspect and ambience. Renewal pays homage not to neutral notions of oatmeal ethnicity but to the buildings' various ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Theater review: Lots of fun with RVP's 'Pirates of Penzance'
One set of laws for the nobility, and another for the peasantry — this is the nation that gave us the adage “madness in a workman is eccentricity ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
10
Liwa Date Festival: Instilling a sense of national pride
“There is a sense of nobility in the way they do business. They find fulfilment in being a part of an event like this, talking to people and making ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

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