the nobility

noun

: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries

Examples of the nobility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility. —Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them. —Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Then, as now, those financially required to work for a living actually create the wealth, and the nobility hoard and ultimately weaponize it. —Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

When steel made its entrance into Bulgari’s world of jewelry, the durable material was set against the nobility of gold — bringing the opposing materials into dialogue. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the nobility

• affability
• audibility
• bistability
• capability
• changeability
• contractility
• credibility
• culpability
• disability
• disutility
• durability
• fallibility