dignitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/us/ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i/C2 calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you:
He is a man of dignity and calm determination.
She has a quiet dignity about her.
I think everyone should be able to die with dignity.
the importance and value that a person has, that makes other people respect them or makes them respect themselves:
How could you wear something so indecent? Have you no dignity?
In hospital, she felt stripped of all her dignity.
He longs for a society in which the dignity of all people is recognized.
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- He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity.
- She comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.
- I accepted his decision that he wished to die with dignity.
- He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
- He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree
- careless
- comfort
- comfortably
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- genteel
- happy-go-lucky
- harmonious
- lamb
- peaceful
- quiescent
- relaxed
- rested
- sangfroid
- self-possession
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Self-control and moderation
Confidence & self-assurance
Idiom(s)
beneath your dignity