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nobility

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /noʊˈbɪləti/ · UK /nəʊˈbɪləti/

nobility means: People from families with high social rank, often with titles passed from parents to children.

noun

HIGH SOCIAL CLASSB2

People from families with high social rank, often with titles passed from parents to children.

  • The nobility owned most of the land.
  • Members of the nobility gathered at the palace.
  • Her family married into the French nobility.

Similar words: aristocracy

Common phrases: the nobility, local nobility, member of nobility

GOOD CHARACTERC1

The quality of being honest, generous, and deserving respect.

  • He showed nobility by forgiving them.
  • We admired her nobility of character.
  • There was quiet nobility in the way he cared for strangers.

How to use it: nobility of something (Her actions revealed a nobility of spirit.)

Similar words: goodness, magnanimity

Opposites: meanness

Common phrases: nobility of character, nobility of spirit, show nobility

Questions about nobility

What does nobility mean?

People from families with high social rank, often with titles passed from parents to children.

What is nobility in other languages?

Türkçe: soylular · Español: nobleza · Français: noblesse · Deutsch: Adel · Italiano: nobiltà · 日本語: 貴族階級

How do you pronounce nobility?

In American English /noʊˈbɪləti/; in British English /nəʊˈbɪləti/.

How do you use nobility in a sentence?

The nobility owned most of the land. Members of the nobility gathered at the palace.

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