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dignity
[dig-ni-tee]
noun
plural
dignitiesbearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
nobility or elevation of character; worthiness.
dignity of sentiments.
elevated rank, office, station, etc.
relative standing; rank.
a sign or token of respect.
an impertinent question unworthy of the dignity of an answer.
Archaic.
person of high rank or title.
such persons collectively.
dignity
/ ˈɪɡɪɪ /
noun
a formal, stately, or grave bearing
he entered with dignity
the state or quality of being worthy of honour
the dignity of manual labour
relative importance; rank
he is next in dignity to the mayor
sense of self-importance (often in the phrases stand (or be ) on one's dignity, beneath one's dignity )
high rank, esp in government or the church
a person of high rank or such persons collectively
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dignity1
Example Sentences
“We are going to defend Mexicans with dignity,” she told a crowd outside Mexico City.
Its objective is to "recover and forensically analyse, and to memorialise and bury with respect and dignity, human remains recovered from the site".
This week’s events provide a new chapter in the diminishment of Latino agency and dignity; members of Congress were denied entry to do their jobs, and in the case of Padilla, forcibly removed and detained.
It risks making people feel like a burden while ignoring the social, economic and systemic pressures that deny people the treatment and dignity they need to live.
"She holds this precious story with great care and tells it with dignity, interweaving the history of transplant surgery seamlessly."
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