DIGNITY
\dˈɪɡnɪti], \dˈɪɡnɪti], \d_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of DIGNITY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
By Princeton University
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the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.
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Elevation; grandeur.
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Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.
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One holding high rank; a dignitary.
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Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; - said of en, manner, style, etc.
By Oddity Software
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The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.
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Elevation; grandeur.
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Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.
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One holding high rank; a dignitary.
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Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; - said of en, manner, style, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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Elevation of rank; degree of excellence; moral worth; qualities suited to inspire or command respect and reverence; stateliness of manner.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Nobleness or elevation of mind based on moral rectitude; degree of rank, either in estimation or in the order of nature; grandeur of mien; elevation of deportment; an elevated office, civil or ecelesiastical, giving a high rank in society, or the rank attached to it; the rank or title of a nobleman; one of the three parts of elocution, consisting in the right use of tropes and figures; an advantage which a planet has on account of its being in some particular place of the zodiac, or in a particular station in respect to other planets.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Nobleness or elevation of mind; true honour; grandeur of mien; an office giving high rank with jurisdiction or power; the rank or title of a nobleman.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] State of being worthy or honourable; nobleness of nature, character, or disposition; moral excellence; high tone of feeling or sentiment; grave and lofty form of speech;—stately mien or deportment; high rank or official station;—preferment;—one holding such; a dignitary.
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Rank of elevation; grandeur of mien; advancement, preferment, high place; among ecclesiasticks, that promotion or preferment to which any jurisdiction is annexed.
By Thomas Sheridan
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