dignity
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈdɪɡnɪti/
- Formal
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dignidad
- In every situation, I want to maintain my dignity and status as a lady.
- the dignity of office
- human dignity
- dignity or rank
Don't you think that's beneath the dignity of the office of Taylor Swift?
- Don't you think that's beneath the dignity of the office of Taylor Swift?
Examples
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Now, my future wife has always regarded me as a man of some dignity.
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He's going to keep his rank and his dignity and his honor.
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Then I shall protect the dignity of a far superior man.
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Tom Clarke added weight and power and dignity to the movement.
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In the name of dignity and high justice, I demand time to prepare myself against the accusations, no matter what they may be.
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Senator Lord was a striking man who bore himself with the dignity of his office.
Fiction book (2000) -
Henry was acutely conscious of the dignity of kingship.
Academic text (2011) -
You are hereby ordered to display dignity befitting the solemnity of the occasion.
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Peter Damian saw the failure of bishops to enforce ecclesiastical discipline as bringing into disrepute the dignity of ecclesiastical office.
Academic text (2004) -
As the leader of the team, she held the dignity of her position with grace and respect.
Synonyms
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2.1
A name that shows a person's rank, job or honor
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4.4
A position of respect and importance in society or at work
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
To behave calmly and with self-respect in difficult or formal situations
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dignity also came to mean a high rank or title because it uses the same Latin root dignus meaning 'worthy'. That's why a person with an important job or title is said to have dignity — they hold a 'worthy' or honored position.