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Meanings of nobility in English

Russian
дворянство
Portuguese
nobiliárquico
Spanish
nobiliario
Catalan
nobles

Privileged social class.

Related terms
дворянство
Portuguese
nobreza
Catalan
grandesa
Spanish
grandeza

The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct.

nobreza
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Examples for "grandeur"
Examples for "grandeur"
1
The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
2
The motive of the Exposition was the grandeur of a great labor.
The Jewel City
3
In him the House of Ferrece might hope to return to grandeur.
The Lair of Bones
4
But he had no idea of the personal grandeur of the place.
The Prime Minister
5
Such addiction to big-project folies de grandeur is common to governments everywhere.
The Irish Times
1
There is nobleness in thee; but there is some degree of folly.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
2
The contagion of nobleness finds a susceptibility for that contagion in yourself.
Mornings in the College Chapel / Short Addresses to Young Men on...
3
Restrictions and limitations are of the essence of all nobleness and virtue.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
4
I am a woman, but I feel the nobleness of my blood.
The Works of Frederick Schiller
5
Besides, freedom and knowledge are the guides to every form of nobleness.
The Friendships of Women
1
"I'll help," announced Carl in a burst of magnanimousness.
Carl and the Cotton Gin
Portuguese
nobreza
Catalan
aristocràcia
Spanish
nobleza

A privileged class holding hereditary titles.

nobreza
Portuguese
nobreza
Catalan
noblesa
Spanish
nobleza

The state of being of noble birth.

nobreza
Usage of nobility in English
1
The people are indeed the fuel; but the nobility fan the flame.
The Works of Frederick Schiller
2
The Senate and the Roman nobility were in the main the same.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
3
Enough of nobility in name; I mean to prove nobility in deed.
The God of Love
4
Let the disputing families see that true nobility is expressed in largesse.
Gratitude
5
This in itself shows a lack of nobility in the popular theology.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
6
They deprived the nobility of the right to sit in the Signory.
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy / From the Earli...
7
To his mind perfection lies in personal nobility, and not in love.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters
8
He preached in the United States Senate, in speeches of great nobility.
T. De Witt Talmage as I Knew Him
9
They have power you can't buy; even the nobility listens to them.
Fortune's Pawn
10
Thou thinkest Marie-Antoinette commanded the nobility of France with her good diction?
Seven Surrenders
11
The word HURON was used in France as early as the nobility.
The Jesuit Missions : A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness
12
Meanwhile what strange sprigs of nobility flourish in the local soil here.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
13
Exactly just how different was he from the rest of the nobility?
Forbidden Blood
14
The carriages of the nobility and guests roll back to the West.
Roundabout Papers
15
The king and queen were to receive the nobility of the realm.
Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
16
Such nobility of character, however, did not help his luck with women.
The Irish Times
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