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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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