| NOUN | group | nobility, aristocracy | a privileged class holding hereditary titles |
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| attribute | nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | |
| state | nobility, noblesse | the state of being of noble birth |
| Sounds | nowbih'lahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A privileged class holding hereditary titles. | |
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| Synonym | aristocracy | |
| Instances | Ferdinand and Isabella | joint monarchs of Spain |
| William and Mary | joint monarchs of England | |
| Members | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | A member of the aristocracy |
| Narrower | baronetage | The collective body of baronets |
| knighthood | aristocrats holding the rank of knight | |
| noblesse | Members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) | |
| peerage, baronage | The peers of a kingdom considered as a group | |
| samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy | |
| Broader | elite, elite group | A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| Spanish | aristocracia, nobleza | |
| Catalan | aristocràcia, noblesa | |
| Adjectives | noble | of or belonging to or constituting / constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
| Meaning | The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct. | |
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| Synonyms | nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur | |
| Attributes | ignoble | Completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose |
| noble | Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character | |
| Narrower | high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness | Elevated ideals or conduct |
| sublimity | nobility in thought or feeling or style | |
| Broader | honorableness, honourableness | The quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Spanish | grandeza, nobleza | |
| Catalan | grandesa, noblesa | |
| Adjectives | noble | having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character |
| Meaning | The state of being of noble birth. | |
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| Synonym | noblesse | |
| Narrower | purple, the purple | Of imperial status |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Spanish | nobleza | |
| Catalan | noblesa | |
| Adjectives | noble | of or belonging to or constituting / constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times |
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