dignity

[dig-ni-tee] / ˈdɪg nɪ ti /

NOUN

excellence, nobility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decency decorum grace grandeur greatness honor morality poise prestige quality respectability self-respect stature status virtue

STRONG

address cachet character consequence courtliness culture distinction elevation eminence ethics etiquette glory gravity hauteur importance loftiness majesty merit nobleness perfection propriety rank regard renown seemliness significance solemnity splendor standing state stateliness station sublimity worth worthiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dishonor evil immorality indecency insignificance unimportance

STRONG

bad manners worthlessness

WEAK

lowliness

Example Sentences

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This month our teams have filmed inside Leicester Royal Infirmary where staff describe "relentless pressure" and the daily challenge of "maintaining a patient's dignity whilst on a corridor".

From BBC

"If you can stay away from the area it would help and it would give the families the dignity and the space they need to process what is going on."

From BBC

“It’s very much a feeling of having a lot of your dignity taken away from you,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You are our ambassadors, and the Block family would like to exit with grace and dignity,” the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After an earlier court appearance, lawyer Alan Jackson told reporters the case needed to be treated with "restraint and with dignity."

From Barron's

dignity

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