dignity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
2. (countable, uncountable) Decorum, formality, stateliness.
3. (countable, uncountable) High office, rank, or station.
4. (countable, uncountable) One holding high rank; a dignitary.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.

Synonyms

honour

honor

greatness

nobility

self-respect

prestige

majesty

pride

rank

grandeur

eminence

respect

reputation

respectability

importance

worthiness

gravity

excellence

glory

status

class

place

face

self-regard

superiority

self-esteem

honour

distinction

refinement

honor

authority

title

decorum

credit

capacity

quality

self-worth

grace

modesty

fame

splendour

gravitas

lordliness

position

seriousness

elegance

solemnity

sacredness

holiness

sanctity

Translations

dignité

Würde

dignidad

dignità

dignidade

dignitat

dignitas

αξιοπρέπεια

waardigheid

decoro

zelfgevoel

Erhabenheit

amour-propre

autostima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪɡnɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dignyte

In summary

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.