Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence.
She was a quiet, dignified old lady.
We were charmed by the dignified and unassuming Tibetan people.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Bearded and dignified, Aitken was an original thinker who remained outside the mainstream of scientific activity.
In the end, there is nothing better to be expected than dignified poverty with the consolation of friendship.
Matron was equally dignified, with a towering cap of white linen and a penetrating gaze.
She had passed out with no pain, and was dignified in disarray.
The dignified thing would be to ignore them.
The inching up the cliff of dignified respectability begins tomorrow at Lancaster Park, Christchurch.
The letter asked for detailed information about the disposal of the funds, and Whitbread replied in dignified tones.
The registrar was a dignified man who behaved with the correct degree of formality.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora feeling of respect for yourself►self-respect
a feeling of respect and confidence in yourself and in your abilities: · It is difficult to keep your self-respect when you have been unemployed for a long time· Serious illness often results in a loss of confidence and self-respect.
►self-esteem
the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked, respected, and admired: · The program is designed to help children from broken families build their self-esteem.low/high self-esteem (=a bad or good feeling about yourself): · When I started seeing my therapist, I was suffering from very low self-esteem.
►dignity
the ability to behave in a calm way that shows that you respect yourself, even in difficult situations: do something with dignity: · Very sick people should be allowed to die with dignity.lose your dignity: · She lost her home and all her money, but she never lost her dignity.
►pride
the feeling that you deserve to be respected by other people - use this especially when this feeling is so strong that someone finds it difficult to admit they need help or that they are wrong: · He has too much pride to say he's sorry.· Her pride would not allow her to ask for help.hurt somebody's pride: · We don't like failing - it hurts our pride.
►dignified
behaving in a calm way, even in a difficult situation, so that other people respect and admire you: · She was a quiet, dignified old lady.· Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a dignified exit
(=when someone leaves in a way that makes people respect them)· Marco did his best to make a dignified exit, but with the amount he’d drunk, it proved difficult.
behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you: a dignified old lady She made a dignified departure.