nobility 音标拼音: [nob'ɪləti]
n . 贵族,高尚,贵族阶级
贵族,高尚,贵族阶级
nobility n 1 :
a privileged class holding hereditary titles [
synonym :
{
nobility }, {
aristocracy }]
2 :
the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [
synonym : {
nobility }, {
nobleness },
{
magnanimousness }, {
grandeur }]
3 :
the state of being of noble birth [
synonym : {
nobility },
{
noblesse }]
Nobility \
No *
bil "
i *
ty \,
n . [
L .
nobilitas :
cf .
OF .
nobilit ['
e ].
See {
Noble }.]
1 .
The quality or state of being noble ;
superiority of mind or of character ;
commanding excellence ;
eminence .
[
1913 Webster ]
Though she hated Amphialus ,
yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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1913 Webster ]
They thought it great their sovereign to control ,
And named their pride nobility of soul . --
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The state of being of high rank or noble birth ;
patrician dignity ;
antiquity of family ;
distinction by rank ,
station ,
or title ,
whether inherited or conferred .
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1913 Webster ]
I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles ,
in the story of Sigismunda . --
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Those who are noble ;
the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state ;
the aristocratic and patrician class ;
the peerage ;
as ,
the English nobility .
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1913 Webster ]
258 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nobility ":
Babylonian splendor ,
FFVs ,
aedileship ,
ancienne noblesse ,
archbishopric ,
archiepiscopacy ,
archiepiscopate ,
aristocracy ,
assured probity ,
augustness ,
authority ,
baronage ,
baronetage ,
barons ,
bigheartedness ,
bigness ,
birth ,
bishopric ,
blamelessness ,
blue blood ,
brilliance ,
chairmanship ,
chancellery ,
chancellorate ,
chancellorship ,
character ,
chiefery ,
chiefry ,
chieftaincy ,
chieftainry ,
chieftainship ,
chivalrousness ,
chivalry ,
class ,
cleanness ,
consequence ,
conspicuousness ,
consulate ,
consulship ,
courtliness ,
cream ,
deanery ,
decency ,
dictatorship ,
dictature ,
dignifiedness ,
dignity ,
directorship ,
distinction ,
elaborateness ,
elect ,
elegance ,
elevation ,
elite ,
eminence ,
emirate ,
episcopacy ,
erectness ,
errantry ,
establishment ,
estimableness ,
ethics ,
exaltation ,
excellence ,
fairness ,
fame ,
generosity ,
generousness ,
glory ,
good character ,
goodness ,
gorgeousness ,
governorship ,
grandeur ,
grandiosity ,
grandness ,
gravity ,
great heart ,
greatheartedness ,
greatness ,
greatness of heart ,
haut monde ,
headship ,
hegemony ,
heroism ,
hierarchy ,
high ideals ,
high life ,
high mightiness ,
high principles ,
high society ,
high -
mindedness ,
honesty ,
honor ,
honorableness ,
idealism ,
illustriousness ,
immaculacy ,
importance ,
imposingness ,
impressiveness ,
influence ,
integrity ,
irreproachability ,
irreproachableness ,
justice ,
justness ,
kingliness ,
knight -
errantry ,
knightage ,
knightliness ,
largeheartedness ,
lavishness ,
leadership ,
liberality ,
liberalness ,
loftiness ,
lordliness ,
lords of creation ,
lordship ,
luxuriousness ,
luxury ,
magistracy ,
magistrateship ,
magistrature ,
magnanimity ,
magnanimousness ,
magnificence ,
majesty ,
mark ,
masterdom ,
mastership ,
mastery ,
mayoralty ,
mayorship ,
metropolitanate ,
metropolitanship ,
moral excellence ,
moral strength ,
noble -
mindedness ,
nobleness ,
noblesse ,
noblesse de robe ,
notability ,
note ,
old nobility ,
openhandedness ,
outstandingness ,
overlapping ,
papacy ,
pashadom ,
pashalic ,
patriarchate ,
patriarchy ,
peerage ,
plushness ,
pontificality ,
pontificate ,
popedom ,
popehood ,
popeship ,
poshness ,
position ,
power elite ,
power structure ,
prefectship ,
prefecture ,
premiership ,
presidency ,
presidentship ,
prestige ,
pride of bearing ,
pride of place ,
primacy ,
prime -
ministership ,
prime -
ministry ,
princedom ,
princeliness ,
princeship ,
principality ,
principles ,
probity ,
proconsulate ,
proconsulship ,
prominence ,
protectorate ,
protectorship ,
proud bearing ,
proudness ,
provostry ,
provostship ,
pureness ,
purity ,
rank ,
rectitude ,
rectorate ,
rectorship ,
regality ,
regency ,
regentship ,
renown ,
reputability ,
respectability ,
resplendence ,
righteousness ,
ritziness ,
royalty ,
ruling circles ,
ruling class ,
sedateness ,
seigniory ,
seneschalship ,
seneschalsy ,
sheikhdom ,
sheriffalty ,
sheriffcy ,
sheriffdom ,
shrievalty ,
significance ,
sobriety ,
solemnity ,
splendidness ,
splendiferousness ,
splendor ,
stainlessness ,
state ,
stateliness ,
sublimity ,
sumptuousness ,
supereminence ,
supervisorship ,
suzerainship ,
suzerainty ,
the Establishment ,
the Four Hundred ,
the best ,
the best people ,
the brass ,
the classes ,
top people ,
tribunate ,
unimpeachability ,
unimpeachableness ,
unspottedness ,
upper class ,
upper classes ,
upper crust ,
upper ten ,
upper ten thousand ,
uppercut ,
uprightness ,
upstandingness ,
venerability ,
virtue ,
virtuousness ,
vizierate ,
viziership ,
worthiness
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NOBILITY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of NOBILITY is the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank How to use nobility in a sentence
NOBILITY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com NOBILITY definition: the noble class or the body of nobles in a country See examples of nobility used in a sentence
NOBILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary us noʊˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i the class or group of people who have a high social rank, esp from birth (Definition of nobility from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Nobility - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Nobility refers to a privileged class of people — often receiving hereditary titles — also called the aristocracy You know the type They hang around manors and castles, or curry favor at court
British nobility - Wikipedia The vast majority of the British nobility (in the Continental sense) is formed by the 'Gentry', which primarily consists of those who hold a coat of arms, but holds ranks including baronets, knights, esquires and gentlemen
Nobility - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nobility was the highest social class in pre-modern societies In the feudal system (in Europe and elsewhere), the noble were mostly those who got land from the monarch and had to provide services to him, mainly military service Men of this class were called noblemen
What Is Nobility? - Nobility Titles One of the most historic definitions of the word nobility is as a noun that represents the elite social group known as The Nobility Throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, a social order emerged that allocated noble titles and ranks to certain individuals
Nobility - definition of nobility by The Free Dictionary 1 the noble class or the body of nobles in a country 2 the state or quality of being noble 3 nobleness of mind, character, or spirit 4 grandeur 5 noble birth or rank [1350–1400; Middle English nobilite < Latin nōbilitās See noble]
British nobility | Ranks, Titles, Hierarchy, In Order, Honorifics . . . British nobility, in the United Kingdom, members of the upper social class, who usually possess a hereditary title The titled nobility are part of the peerage, which shares the responsibility of government