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单词 dignified
释义

dignified

adjective

dig·​ni·​fied ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce dignified (audio)
: showing or expressing dignity
a dignified manner
looking dignified in a suit and tie

Synonyms

  • august
  • distingué
  • distinguished
  • imposing
  • portly
  • solemn
  • staid
  • stately
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Example Sentences

She has a kind but dignified manner. He looked very dignified in his new suit. The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.
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Word History

Etymology

see dignify

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dignified

adjective

dig·​ni·​fied ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce dignified (audio)
: having or showing dignity

dignified 1 of 2

adjective

as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner assumed a dignified stance and ignored the taunting dignified funeral services for the fallen firemen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • imposing
  • distinguished
  • solemn
  • decorous
  • elegant
  • aristocratic
  • staid
  • handsome
  • stately
  • august
  • portly
  • seemly
  • somber
  • distingué
  • proper
  • sombre
  • sober
  • noble
  • majestic
  • grim
  • po-faced
  • grave
  • magisterial
  • elevated
  • lordly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undignified
  • silly
  • frivolous
  • goofy
  • giddy
  • improper
  • crude
  • coarse
  • indecent
  • vulgar
  • unseemly
  • uncouth
  • flighty
  • crass
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dignified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dignify
as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • elevated
  • exalted
  • promoted
  • ennobled
  • lifted
  • enthroned
  • honored
  • aggrandized
  • deified
  • enshrined
  • praised
  • uplifted
  • canonized
  • glorified
  • idealized
  • magnified
  • upgraded
  • raised
  • heightened
  • romanticized
  • boosted
  • sanitized
  • intensified
  • lauded
  • enskied
  • acclaimed
  • extolled
  • sugarcoated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humiliated
  • humbled
  • degraded
  • abased
  • demeaned
  • minimized
  • disparaged
  • decried
  • depreciated
  • detracted
  • belittled
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