nobility
noun
no·bil·i·ty
nō-ˈbi-lə-tē 
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 in a Sentence
the nobility of his character
They have shown great courage and nobility of purpose.
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Meanwhile, the Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, lies on the more discreet side with its hôtels particuliers, mansions, and grand townhouses built by French nobility when Louis XIV’s court traded Paris for Versailles.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
Elegant women and dandies rapidly flocked to it, including royalty and nobility such as the Countess of Castiglione, Princess of Metternich, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Berry.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
Elegant women and dandies rapidly flocked to it, including royalty and nobility such as the Countess of Castiglione, Princess of Metternich, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Berry.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nobility
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“Nobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobility. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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nobility
noun
no·bil·i·ty
nō-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural nobilities
1
: the quality or state of being noble
nobility of character
2
: the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state
a member of the nobility
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