Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nobility

3 senses of nobility

Sense 1
nobility, aristocracy -- (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)
       => elite, elite group -- (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)

Sense 2
nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur -- (the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct)
       => honorableness, honourableness -- (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)

Sense 3
nobility, noblesse -- (the state of being of noble birth)
       => status, position -- (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life")