nobility

no·bil·i·ty

noun \nō-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Definition of NOBILITY

1

: the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank

2

: the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state : aristocracy

Examples of NOBILITY

1. the nobility of his character
2. They have shown great courage and nobility of purpose.

Origin of NOBILITY

Middle English nobilite, from Anglo-French nobilité, from Latin nobilitat-, nobilitas, from nobilis

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to NOBILITY

Synonyms: augustness, brilliance, gloriousness, glory, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandness, majesty, magnificence, nobleness, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor, stateliness, stupendousness, sublimeness, superbness

Antonyms: proletarians, proletariat

Related Words: awesomeness, formidability, marvelousness, wonderfulness, wondrousness; dignity, elegance, grace; lavishness, luxuriance, luxuriousness, luxury, opulence, princeliness, richness, sumptuousness; grandiosity, ostentation, pretentiousness; elaborateness, flashiness, gaudiness, ornateness, poshness, ritziness, showiness, swankiness; extraordinariness, remarkableness

Near Antonyms: commoners, (the) crowd, (the) masses, peasantry, peonage, (the) people, plebeians, plebs, (the) populace, (the) public, rank and file; bourgeoisie, middle class, working class; dregs, (the) herd, (the) mob, rabble, rabblement, riffraff, scum, trash

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Rhymes with NOBILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility