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nobility

/nəʊˈbɪləti/noun

उच्चारण नोबिलटी

कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्ग, सामंत

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noun
  1. 1

    [sing., with singular or plural verb] the ~

    people of high social rank who have titles

    कुलीन वर्ग, अभिजात वर्ग, सामंत

    • members of the nobility at the Mughal court
    • The nobility of Rajputana lived in forts and palaces with armies of servants.
    • The nobility of the region supported the arts.
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    • The king gave titles to members of the nobility.
    • Portraits of the nobility hang in the museum.

    Synonyms aristocracy nobles gentry peerage elite

    Opposite commoners the masses peasantry

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    [U] formal

    the quality of being noble in character

    उदात्तता, महानता, शराफ़त

    • the nobility of sacrificing one's life for others
    • Everyone admired the nobility of the old farmer, who shared his last meal with a stranger.
    • The nobility of her action moved everyone.
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    • He showed nobility in forgiving his enemies.
    • The poem celebrates the nobility of the human spirit.

    Synonyms honour integrity virtue dignity magnanimity

    Opposite baseness meanness dishonour

◇Word family
noble adj., nounnobly adv.
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no·bil·i·ty

With -bility (not 'nobelity' or 'nobillity'); the adjective noble.

अंत में -bility ('nobelity' या 'nobillity' गलत है); adjective noble।

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People of high birth form the aristocracy or nobility; ordinary people are commoners; a person newly rich who shows off is a parvenu or upstart.

ऊँचे कुल के लोग aristocracy या nobility; सामान्य लोग commoners; नया धनी जो दिखावा करे parvenu या upstart।