dignity

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
Then again, when you're rapidly stroking a touchscreen with a half-plectrum / half-stylus with your hand strapped into the Accordion Grip, all the while rocking out to Linkin Park, it may be that your dignity is already long gone.

View all »
Definitions (27)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (8)

  1. noun The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
  2. noun Inherent nobility and worth: the dignity of honest labor.
  3. noun Poise and self-respect.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (15)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (3)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (42)

  • Reviewing his whole career, and summing up the impressions and recollections of those who knew him best, this dignity is the feature which dwells most in the mind, as the outline of some majestic Alp moves one from afar when all the lesser beauties of glen and wood, of crag and glacier, have faded in the distance. —  William Ewart Gladstone
  • Then again, when you're rapidly stroking a touchscreen with a half-plectrum / half-stylus with your hand strapped into the Accordion Grip, all the while rocking out to Linkin Park, it may be that your dignity is already long gone. —  Latest from PALGN
  • The key to doing it without sacrificing your dignity is all in your choice of movie. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
  • Added to the dignity was a large amount of pride over what they had already done, and a little anxiety concerning what it would be best to do next Many Bears turned to Murray. —  The Talking Leaves An Indian Story
  • In the exalted station to which they have been called and in the express command made by the Lord to honor them, we see evidence of the dignity of parents; and the honor we owe them for this dignity is the honor of respect. —  Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals
 

Tags

dignity hasn't been tagged yet.

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 242 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Add a related word »
Related

Roget's II Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Allen's Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

grace ·  simplicity ·  wisdom ·  pride ·  honor ·  grandeur ·  freedom ·  happiness ·  courtesy ·  modesty ·  intelligence
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Middle English dignite, from Old French, from Latin dignitās, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. from Middle English dignitee, dignetee, dignete, from OF.dignite, digniteit, French dignité = Provencal dignitat = Spanish dignidad = Portuguese dignidade = Italian dignità, degnità, from Latin dignita (t-)s, worthiness, merit, dignity, grandeur, authority, rank, office, from dignus, worthy, prob. akin to decus, honor, esteem (whence ult. English decorate, decorous, decorum, etc.), and decere, become (whence ult. English decent, q. v.). Dignity is a doublet of dainty, q. v.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

/ˈdɪgnəti/
by American Heritage

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a week.

Recently looked up

Darned · pericardium · rejuvenate · resilience · zealotry

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

Der dicke Dachdecker deckte dir dein Dach, drum dank dem dicken Dachdecker, dass der dicke Dachdecker dir dein Dach deckte. · weitläufig · und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, so leben sie noch heute · redescheu · selbstverständlich