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dignity Definition


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dignity
noun
    1. Stateliness, seriousness and formality of manner and appearance.
      Thesaurus: stateliness, propriety, decorum.
    2. Goodness and nobility of character.
    3. Calmness and self-control.
    4. High rank or position.
      Thesaurus: worthiness, respectability, honour, rank, standing, status, eminence, importance, station; self-respect, self-possession.
Idiom: beneath one's dignity
    Not worthy of one's attention or time, etc.
    Degrading.
Idiom: stand on one's dignity
    To demand to be treated with proper respect.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin dignitas, from dignus worthy.



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