nobility

/noʊˈbɪlɪti/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

against, blue, joined, known, little, lost, noble, pillar

VERB + NOBILITY

descends, displayed, said, sense, service, sparks

NOBILITY + NOUN

blood, character, ignoble, quest, role, scam, soul

PREP.

down, from, in, in, into, up, without

ADV.

everywhere, fucking, sometimes

noun

A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.

The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility.

Titles of nobility were passed down through generations.

The quality of being noble.

He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.

noun — the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character

noun — a privileged class holding hereditary titles

noun — the state of being of noble birth

The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility.

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Titles of nobility were passed down through generations.

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He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.

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The service nobility was a pillar of the Prussian state.

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

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Mary was a smart woman, but proud of her nobility. That's why she always wore fine clothes and costly jewels, that would have suited even a queen.

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