dignity
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dignity
- /ˈdɪɡnɪti/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English dignyte, from Old French dignité, from Latin dignitās (“worthiness, merit, dignity, grandeur, authority, rank, office”), from dignus (“worthy, appropriate”), from Proto-Italic *degnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱ-nos, from *deḱ- (“to take”). See also decus (“honor, esteem”) and decet (“it is fitting”). Cognate to deign. Doublet of dainty. In this sense, displaced native Old English weorþsċipe, which became Modern English worship. It also displaced native Old English hād (“honor, dignity”).
noun dignities · dignitie
- The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character. He uttered this ... with great majesty, or, as he called it, dignity.
- Decorum, formality, stateliness. The reception room was sacred to the dead wife. Her shiny portrait hung upon the wall - similar, doubtless, in all respects to the one which would be pasted on her tombstone. A little piece of black drapery had been tacked above the frame to lend a dignity to woe. But two of the tacks had fallen out
- High office, rank, or station. Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel thee villaine, thoſe that lead my horſe Haue to their names tytles of dignitie, And dar’ſt thou bluntly cal me Baiazeth?
- One holding high rank; a dignitary. These filthy dreamers […] speak evil of dignities.
- Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. Sciences concluding from dignities, and principles known by themselves.
- Respect. That in such an undertaking, if put on its right footing, and treated with dignity by the State, you would have the cheerful assistance of the first scientific teachers who have turned their philosophy to such practical uses, I have no doubt.
Similar: worth, worthiness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard, lordliness, decorum, decency, prestige, honor, esteem, respectability, respect, worthy, worth, deserving, integrity, fit
noun
Similar: worth, worthiness
Translations
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noun quality or state
| Español | dignidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 존엄 joneom, 존엄성 joneomseong |
| 日本語 | 尊厳 songen |
| 中文 | 尊嚴 /尊严 zūnyán |
| हिन्दी | मर्यादा maryādā, गरिमा garimā, इज़्ज़त izzat |
| Português | dignidade |
| Français | dignité |
| Deutsch | Würde |
| Italiano | dignità |
| Ελληνικά | αξιοπρέπεια axioprépeia |
| Română | demnitate |
| Русский | досто́инство dostóinstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân phẩm |
| العربية | كَرَامَة karāma, وَقَار waqār, مَنْزِلَة manzila, شَأْن šaʔn, عِزَّة ʕizza, شَرَف šaraf |
| עברית | כָּבוֹד kavód |
noun formality, stateliness
| Español | dignidad |
|---|---|
| Français | forme |
| Deutsch | Förmlichkeit |
noun high office or rank
| Español | dignidad, juzgaduría |
|---|---|
| Français | rang, dignité |
| Deutsch | Amt |
| Русский | зва́ние zvánije, сан san, до́лжность dólžnostʹ |
Talk about this word "dignity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dignity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. dignity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dignity "dignity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dignity.Cite this
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title = {dignity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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