Nobility

//noʊˈbɪlɪti//

Synonyms for "nobility" (277 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Strong matches (83)

directorshipdistinctionelaboratenesselecteleganceelevationeliteeminenceemirateepiscopacyerectnesserrantryestablishmentestimablenessethicsexaltationexcellencefairnessfameffvs
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generositygenerousnessgentilityglorygoodgood charactergoodnessgorgeousnessgovernorshipgrandeurgrandiositygrandnessgravitygreat heartgreatheartednessgreatnessgreatness of hearthaut mondeheadshiphegemonyheroismhierarchyhigh idealshigh lifehigh mightinesshigh principleshigh societyhigh-mindednesshonestyhonorhonorablenessidealismillustriousnessimmaculacyimportanceimposingnessimpressivenessinfluenceintegrityirreproachabilityirreproachablenessjusticejustnesskinglinessknight errantryknight-errantryknightageknightlinesslargeheartednesslavishnessleadershipliberalityliberalnessloftinesslordlinesslords of creationlordshipluxuriousnessluxurymagistracymagistrateshipmagistrature
Noun(1 words)
grandeur

Related words (138)

magnanimitymagnanimousnessmagnificencemajestymarkmasterdommastershipmasterymayoraltymayorshipmetropolitanatemetropolitanshipmoral excellencemoral strengthnoble-mindednessnoblessenoblesse de robenotabilitynoteold nobility
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openhandednessoutstandingnessoverlappingpapacypashadompashalicpatriarchatepatriarchypeerageplushnesspontificalitypontificatepopedompopehoodpopeshipposhnesspositionpower elitepower structureprefectshipprefecturepremiershippresidencypresidentshipprestigepride of bearingpride of placeprimacyprime-ministershipprime-ministryprincedomprincelinessprinceshipprincipalityprinciplesprobityproconsulateproconsulshipprominenceprotectorateprotectorshipproud bearingproudnessprovostryprovostshippurenesspurityqualityrankrectituderectoraterectorshipregalityregencyregentshiprenownreputabilityrespectabilityresplendencerightrighteousnessritzinessroyalroyaltyruling circlesruling classsedatenessseignioryseneschalshipseneschalsysheikhdomsheriffaltysheriffcysheriffdomshrievaltysignificancesobrietysolemnitysplendidnesssplendiferousnesssplendorstainlessnessstatestatelinesssublimitysumptuousnesssupereminencesupervisorshipsuzerainshipsuzeraintythe bestthe best peoplethe brassthe classesthe establishmentthe four hundredtop peopletribunateunimpeachabilityunimpeachablenessunspottednessupper classupper classesupper crustupper tenupper ten thousanduppercutuprightnessupstandingnessvenerabilityvipvirtuevirtuousnessvizierateviziershipworthiness

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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is a

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Translations

96 translations across 47 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • adel noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • adelstand noun (noble or privileged social class)

Albanian

1 entries
  • fisnikëri noun (noble or privileged social class)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • εὐγένεια noun (noble or privileged social class)

Arabic

4 entries
  • شَهَامَة noun (the quality of being noble)
  • فَخَامَة noun (the quality of being noble)
  • نَبَالَة noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • نُبْل noun (noble or privileged social class)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ազնվականություն noun (noble or privileged social class)

Asturian

2 entries
  • nobleza noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobleza noun (the quality of being noble)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • двара́нства noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • шля́хта noun (noble or privileged social class)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • аристокра́ция noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • благородство noun (the quality of being noble)
  • дворя́нство noun (noble or privileged social class)

Catalan

2 entries
  • noblesa noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • noblesa noun (the quality of being noble)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 貴族 /贵族 noun (noble or privileged social class)

Czech

2 entries
  • vznešenost noun (the quality of being noble)
  • šlechta noun (noble or privileged social class)

Dutch

1 entries
  • adel noun (noble or privileged social class)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • nobelaro noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobeleco noun (the quality of being noble)
  • nobleco noun (the quality of being noble)

Estonian

1 entries
  • aadel noun (noble or privileged social class)

Faroese

1 entries
  • aðal noun (noble or privileged social class)

Finnish

2 entries
  • aateli noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • aateluus noun (the quality of being noble)

French

2 entries
  • noblesse noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • noblesse noun (the quality of being noble)

Friulian

2 entries
  • nobiltât noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobiltât noun (the quality of being noble)

Galician

2 entries
  • nobreza noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobreza noun (the quality of being noble)

Georgian

2 entries
  • არისტოკრატია noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • თავადაზნაურობა noun (noble or privileged social class)

German

4 entries
  • Adel noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • Adeligkeit noun (the quality of being noble)
  • Aristokratie noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • Blaublütigkeit noun (the quality of being noble)

Greek

3 entries
  • αριστοκρατία noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • αριστοκρατικότητα noun (the quality of being noble)
  • αρχοντιά noun (the quality of being noble)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • אצולה noun (noble or privileged social class)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • nemesség noun (noble or privileged social class)

Irish

2 entries
  • uaisle noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • uaisleacht noun (the quality of being noble)

Italian

2 entries
  • nobilità noun (the quality of being noble)
  • nobiltà noun (noble or privileged social class)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 崇高 noun (the quality of being noble)
  • 貴族 noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • 高潔 noun (the quality of being noble)

Korean

1 entries
  • 귀족 noun (noble or privileged social class)

Latin

3 entries
  • ingenuitas noun (the quality of being noble)
  • nobilitas noun (the quality of being noble)
  • nōbilitās noun (noble or privileged social class)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • благородништво noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • благородност noun (the quality of being noble)
  • дворјанство noun (noble or privileged social class)

Old English

3 entries
  • æþelnes noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • æþelnes noun (the quality of being noble)
  • æþelu noun (noble or privileged social class)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Odel noun (noble or privileged social class)

Polish

1 entries
  • szlachta noun (noble or privileged social class)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • nobreza noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobreza noun (the quality of being noble)

Romanian

3 entries
  • nobilime noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • noblețe noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • noblețe noun (the quality of being noble)

Russian

4 entries
  • аристокра́тия noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • благоро́дство noun (the quality of being noble)
  • дворя́нство noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • знать noun (noble or privileged social class)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • uaisle noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • uaisleachd noun (noble or privileged social class)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • plemenitost noun (the quality of being noble)
  • plemstvo noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • vlastela noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • властела noun (noble or privileged social class)

Slovak

1 entries
  • šľachta noun (noble or privileged social class)

Slovene

1 entries
  • plemstvo noun (noble or privileged social class)

Spanish

2 entries
  • nobleza noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • nobleza noun (the quality of being noble)

Swedish

1 entries
  • adel noun (noble or privileged social class)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • klyomñe noun (noble or privileged social class)

Turkish

1 entries
  • soyluluk noun (the quality of being noble)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • дворя́нство noun (noble or privileged social class)
  • шля́хта noun (noble or privileged social class)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • quí tộc noun (noble or privileged social class)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַדל noun (noble or privileged social class)

Sample sentences

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Nobles do not exist merely because there is a peerage system. Even if there were no peerage system, there will be people who are naturally dominant and who will quickly rise to nobility. So much for our nobility then. Why, we are mere peasants.

Source: tatoeba (1243644)

It's not because you have a title, that you're a noble. There are people who have a natural nobility and are fine nobles. People like us who only have nobility titles are not nobles, we're more like peasants.

Source: tatoeba (1246406)

The service nobility was a pillar of the Prussian state.

Source: tatoeba (1499107)

The noble man leaves out of his sense of nobility, while the ignoble man says "He was afraid of me."

Source: tatoeba (2570535)

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