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English noun: nobility | |||
| 1. | nobility (group) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | ||
| Synonyms | aristocracy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elite, elite group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baronage, baronetage, knighthood, noblesse, peerage, samurai | ||
| Instance hyponym | Ferdinand and Isabella, William and Mary | ||
| Member holonym | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | ||
| 2. | nobility (attribute) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | ||
| Synonyms | grandeur, magnanimousness, nobleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | honorableness, honourableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness, sublimity | ||
| Attribute | ignoble, noble | ||
| 3. | nobility (state) the state of being of noble birth | ||
| Synonyms | noblesse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purple | ||
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