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Antonyms for nobility
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noh-bil-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : noʊˈbɪl ɪ ti |
Definition of nobility
Origin :- mid-14c., "quality of being excellent or rare," from Old French nobilite "high rank; dignity, grace; great deed" (12c., Modern French nobilité), and directly from Latin nobilitatem (nominative nobilitas) "celebrity, fame; high birth; excellence, superiority; the nobles," from nobilis "well-known, prominent" (see noble (adj.)). Meaning "quality of being of noble rank or birth" is attested from late 14c.; sense of "noble class collectively" is from 1520s.
- noun aristocracy; eminence
- Her woman's intuition was sufficient guarantee of the nobility of his character.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- There was in this man an Oriental nobility choked by Western fashion and customs.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Yet even in this environment of evil we see the nobility of the man, and his real self.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Is it a good sign, that he wishes to see Royalty and Nobility?
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- My last was James Glencairn, so you can have no objection to the company of nobility.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- The Scots are proud of their nobility, alliance to the crown, and logical subtleties.
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- The Venetians fancy themselves happy in the opinion of their nobility.
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- When he was lost, the whole world lost some of its strength and nobility.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- They ordained that nobility should only be transmitted by the women.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- The nation of the Natchez is composed of nobility and common people.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
Synonyms for nobility
- dignity
- elevation
- elite
- ennoblement
- exaltation
- excellence
- generosity
- gentry
- glorification
- grandeur
- greatness
- high society
- honor
- illustriousness
- incorruptibility
- integrity
- loftiness
- magnanimity
- magnificence
- majesty
- nobleness
- patricians
- peerage
- royalty
- ruling class
- society
- stateliness
- sublimity
- superiority
- upper class
- uprightness
- virtue
- worthiness
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