different between nobility vs excellence

English

Etymology

From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /no??b?l?ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n???b?l?ti/, /n??b?l?ti/
• Rhymes: -?l?ti

Noun

nobility (countable and uncountable, plural nobilities)

1. A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.

   Synonyms: aristocracy, noblesse, upper class

   Antonym: plebeian

2. (uncountable) The quality of being noble.

   Synonyms: aristocracy, nobleness, noblesse

   Antonyms: meanness, ignobility

Translations

Anagrams

• biotinyl

English

Etymology

From Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks?l?ns/

Noun

excellence (usually uncountable, plural excellences)

1. The quality of being excellent; brilliance
2. Something in which one excels.
3. An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

Synonyms

• superiority
• pre-eminence
• perfection
• worth
• goodness
• purity
• greatness

Translations

See also

• par excellence

References

• excellence at OneLook Dictionary Search
• excellence in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• excellence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.s?.l??s/

Noun

excellence f (plural excellences)

1. Excellence.
2. Excellency (term of address).

Derived terms

Further reading

• “excellence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).