nobility
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /noʊˈbɪlɪti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/, /nəˈbɪlɪti/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪlɪti
Noun
editnobility (countable and uncountable, plural nobilities)
- A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
- Synonyms: aristocracy, noblesse, upper class
- Antonym: plebeian
- (uncountable) The quality of being noble.
- Synonyms: aristocracy, nobleness, noblesse
- Antonyms: meanness, ignobility
Derived terms
editTranslations
editnoble or privileged social class
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the quality of being noble
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