Nobility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/nəʊbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nəʊbˈɪlɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aristocracy grandeur noblesse magnanimousness nobleness

Word Forms

noble	adjective	of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
aristocratic	adjective	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
magnanimous	adjective	noble and generous in spirit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adel

eine privilegierte Klasse mit erblichen Titeln

🇫🇷French

noblesse

une classe privilégiée détentrice de titres héréditaires

🇪🇸Spanish

nobleza

una clase privilegiada que posee títulos hereditarios

🇮🇹Italian

nobiltà

una classe privilegiata titolare di titoli ereditari

🇳🇱Dutch

adel

een bevoorrechte klasse met erfelijke titels

🇵🇹Portuguese

nobreza

uma classe privilegiada detentora de títulos hereditários

🇷🇺Russian

дворянство

привилегированный класс, имеющий наследственные титулы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुलीनता

वंशानुगत उपाधियाँ धारण करने वाला एक विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त वर्ग

🇧🇩Bengali

আভিজাত্য

বংশগত শিরোনাম ধারণ একটি বিশেষ সুবিধাপ্রাপ্ত বর্গ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரபுக்கள்

பரம்பரை பட்டங்களை வைத்திருக்கும் ஒரு சலுகை பெற்ற வகுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రభువులు

వంశపారంపర్య బిరుదులను కలిగి ఉన్న ఒక ప్రత్యేక తరగతి

🇮🇳Marathi

खानदानी

वंशपरंपरागत पदव्या धारण करणारा एक विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त वर्ग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાનદાની

વારસાગત ટાઇટલ ધરાવતો વિશેષાધિકૃત વર્ગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾತ್ತತೆ

ಆನುವಂಶಿಕ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಿಶೇಷ ವರ್ಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലീനത

പാരമ്പര്യ പദവികൾ കൈവശമുള്ള ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ക്ലാസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਲੀਨਤਾ

ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨੀ ਖ਼ਿਤਾਬ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شرافت

ایک مراعات یافتہ طبقہ جو موروثی عنوانات رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贵族

拥有世袭头衔的特权阶级

🇯🇵Japanese

貴族

世襲の称号を持つ特権階級

🇰🇷Korean

귀족

세습적인 직함을 지닌 특권 계층

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quý tộc

một tầng lớp đặc quyền nắm giữ danh hiệu cha truyền con nối

🇹🇭Thai

ขุนนาง

ชนชั้นพิเศษที่มีชื่อทางพันธุกรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaum bangsawan

kelas istimewa yang memegang gelar turun-temurun

🇵🇭Filipino

maharlika

isang may pribilehiyong klase na may mga namamanang titulo

🇲🇾Malay

bangsawan

kelas istimewa yang memegang gelaran turun temurun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نبل

فئة مميزة تحمل ألقابًا وراثية

🇮🇷Persian

اشرافیت

طبقه ممتازی که عناوین ارثی دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

asalet

kalıtsal unvanlara sahip ayrıcalıklı bir sınıf

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲצוּלָה

כיתה מיוחסת המחזיקה בתארים תורשתיים

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