dignity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

Elevation; grandeur.

Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.

Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of //en, manner, style, etc.

Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

worth worthiness self-respect respect rank honor gravity nobility integrity grandeur decency decorum respectability nobleness status
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Antonyms

marsh bender commons pueblo saturnalia sully
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Hypernyms

position mien presence bearing pride status

Phrases with the word

with dignity consular dignity holy dignity feeling of dignity add dignity to dignity blue

Derivatives

dignities

Anagrams

tidying

Examples

Bear with dignity what you cannot change. Seneca

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjöld

Humanity may endure the loss of everything; all its possessions may be turned away without infringing its true dignity - all but the possibility of improvement. Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone. Egyptian Proverb

Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down. Madagascan Proverb

Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Dignitas dignitie dignitude dignity blue dignosce dignotion