dignitude

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dignitude

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From dignity + -itude, originally a parody of uneducated speech. By surface analysis, Latin dign(us) + -itude.

noun

humorous, uncountable Dignity, especially an overblown or false sense of dignity. I pranced along with the dignitude o' a queen, and didn't condescend fur tu give none o' the men sect a glance, and 'twasn't my conduct what injuced him fur tu redress me.

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@misc{dignitude_2026,
  title = {dignitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dignitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}