dignity
🇺🇸
/ˈdɪɡnəti/
🇬🇧
/ˈdɪɡnəti/
noun
C1
A calm and serious way of acting that makes people respect you
She kept her dignity even when others were being rude to her.
C1
Being treated with honor and respect by others
Everyone deserves to live with dignity and be treated fairly.
C1
Feeling good about yourself and knowing your own worth
Losing his job hurt his dignity and made him feel worthless.
translation
A calm and serious way of acting that makes people respect you; Being treated with honor and respect by others; Feeling good about yourself and knowing your own worth
Word Forms
Plural
dignities