Dignity

Definition of dignity:

part of speech: noun

Elevation of rank or character; nobleness; high rank or office.

part of speech: noun

The state of being worthy or dignified: elevation of mind or character: grandeur of mien: elevation in rank, place, etc.: degree of excellence: preferment: high office.

part of speech: noun

Elevation of rank; degree of excellence; moral worth; qualities suited to inspire or command respect and reverence; stateliness of manner.

Usage examples for dignity:

• But for sense, or dignity or sympathy with any thoughts high and noble, if one looked to Antoinette one would look in vain. "A Letter of Credit", Susan Warner.

• Grenfell evidently understood him, and drew himself up with an attempt at dignity "The Gold Trail", Harold Bindloss.

• With these words, leaving Clavileno behind them, they retired with easy dignity the way they came. "The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete", Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

• He kept his distance and his dignity "Roosevelt in the Bad Lands", Hermann Hagedorn.