dignifiedadj.

/ˈdɪɡnɪfʌɪd/

Etymology: < dignify v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Invested with dignity; exalted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] > specifically of things or ideas

regal1561

prince-worthy1574

mounted1601

august1602

elevated1604

venerable1615

tall1655

seraphical1656

big1660

rarefied1662

elevate1667

grand1678

dignified1763

princessly1813

sublimized1827

high-stepping1867

1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music vi. 100 We shall see the Bard's Character rising again in its dignified State.

1781 W. Cowper Charity 2 Fairest and foremost of the train that wait On man's most dignified and happiest state.

†2. Holding a position of dignity; ranking as a dignitary (esp. ecclesiastical). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > holding office of dignity

dignified1668

dignitary1715

dignitorial1817

dignitarial1885

1668 A. Marvell Let. 7 Mar. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 68 It hath bin..movd to raise 100000^li..upon the Dignifyd Clergy.

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 396 To the Cathedral belong..five dignify'd Priests, being the Dean, Arch-Deacon, School-Master, Chanter, and Treasurer.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 6 Abbots are stiled dignify'd Clerks, as having some Dignity in the Church.

1860 E. C. Gaskell Right at Last 30 My father was the son of a dignified clergyman.

3. Marked by dignity of manner, style, or appearance; characterized by lofty self-respect without haughtiness; stately, noble, majestic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adjective] > dignified

estatelyc1374

burlya1400

portlyc1484

stately1496

great1547

stateful1604

commandinga1616

stately1725

presidential1804

dignifieda1812

splendid1833

a1812 J. S. Buckminster (Webster, 1828) To the great astonishment of the Jews, the manners of Jesus are familiar, yet dignified.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes v. 257 A Pulpit, environed with all manner of complex dignified appurtenances and furtherances.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. ii. xiii. 299 The general character of the oratory was dignified and graceful.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 447 His State papers..are models of terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence.

1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. i. 32 A man of dignified appearance.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 262 Silence, mournful..but dignified, was observed in the public streets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dignified
释义	dignifiedadj. /ˈdɪɡnɪfʌɪd/ Etymology: < dignify v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Invested with dignity; exalted. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] > specifically of things or ideas regal1561 prince-worthy1574 mounted1601 august1602 elevated1604 venerable1615 tall1655 seraphical1656 big1660 rarefied1662 elevate1667 grand1678 dignified1763 princessly1813 sublimized1827 high-stepping1867 1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music vi. 100 We shall see the Bard's Character rising again in its dignified State. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 2 Fairest and foremost of the train that wait On man's most dignified and happiest state. †2. Holding a position of dignity; ranking as a dignitary (esp. ecclesiastical). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > holding office of dignity dignified1668 dignitary1715 dignitorial1817 dignitarial1885 1668 A. Marvell Let. 7 Mar. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 68 It hath bin..movd to raise 100000^li..upon the Dignifyd Clergy. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 396 To the Cathedral belong..five dignify'd Priests, being the Dean, Arch-Deacon, School-Master, Chanter, and Treasurer. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 6 Abbots are stiled dignify'd Clerks, as having some Dignity in the Church. 1860 E. C. Gaskell Right at Last 30 My father was the son of a dignified clergyman. 3. Marked by dignity of manner, style, or appearance; characterized by lofty self-respect without haughtiness; stately, noble, majestic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adjective] > dignified estatelyc1374 burlya1400 portlyc1484 stately1496 great1547 stateful1604 commandinga1616 stately1725 presidential1804 dignifieda1812 splendid1833 a1812 J. S. Buckminster (Webster, 1828) To the great astonishment of the Jews, the manners of Jesus are familiar, yet dignified. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes v. 257 A Pulpit, environed with all manner of complex dignified appurtenances and furtherances. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. ii. xiii. 299 The general character of the oratory was dignified and graceful. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 447 His State papers..are models of terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence. 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. i. 32 A man of dignified appearance. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 262 Silence, mournful..but dignified, was observed in the public streets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1668
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