dignified
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪd/
- He conducted himself in a dignified manner during the ceremony, earning the respect of everyone present.
- more dignified
- highly dignified
- quiet and dignified
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Watch on YouTubeHe just came off as like just dignified, strong, smart, self assured.
- He just came off as like just dignified, strong, smart, self assured.
- And he just in the most dignified way said, don't I wish that were true?
- It's the only time in the day when they're treated as dignified, sentient, thoughtful human beings.
- And it is like the most dignified, nice thing you've ever seen.
- We want to feel dignified in the workplace and who we are as people.
- And we're going to, we're practicing for a dignified transfer.
- So I want to be dignified about this APP tape of Donald Trump.
- Palestinians have as much right as Israelis to live secure and prosperous and dignified lives in in the country of their birth.
- It is an issue today and it's an issue that gay people face that back in the day they fought a very dignified fight for civil rights.
- How are they excluded because they don't see themselves in what pride is what pride was was a dignified struggle for human rights.
- She's so dignified and that already kind of made me like, my God, stop crying.
- And it's not very dignified to talk about yourself in in these other more embodied ways.
- I wish the speech were dignified and truthful, but it wasn't and so it was the least I could do.
Examples
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So, let's just keep it dignified.
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And it is like the most dignified, nice thing you've ever seen.
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I felt more dignified just listening to your comments.
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You know, maybe we're getting back to a more dignified political class.
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A quiet, dignified death in his sleep.
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"What they need," she says, "is good, dignified work so we can take care of our families."
Academic text (2011) -
We want to feel dignified in the workplace and who we are as people.
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The people are dignified, complex, thoughtful and always individuals.
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Dimka's a dignified man, Dennis.
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Now the woman is drawn up into an arc of dignified resignation, her head cloaked in shadow.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
374
3.0
Official and proper in a way suitable for important occasions
125
3.0
Seen by people as good and socially acceptable
81
4.7
Very serious and formal in a way that shows no humor
62
4.2
A person who feels proud of themselves and behaves with dignity
16
4.4
Polite and considerate in a calm, respectful way
14
5.2
Having a calm, impressive way of looking and behaving
13
7.7
Polite and elegant in a way that tries to impress others
3
7.9
Polite and showing good manners in formal situations
Antonyms
How Dignified
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Morphology
Etymology
Dignified comes from the Latin root dign- meaning 'worthy', the same root you see in the word dignity. So, a dignified person acts calm and serious because they are seen as 'worthy' of respect.