dignity
noun /ˈdɪɡnəti/
/ˈdɪɡnəti/
Idioms - [uncountable, singular] a calm and serious manner that deserves respect
- She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.
- He brings a quiet dignity to the role.
- His aristocratic voice gives him an air of dignity and power.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
- [uncountable] the fact of being given honour and respect by people
- the dignity of work
- The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
Extra Examples- We felt that the way she was treated was lacking in dignity.
- Slavery destroys human dignity.
- Keeping prisoners in such dreadful conditions strips them of all dignity.
- The awful thing about old age is losing your dignity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
- [uncountable] a sense of your own importance and value
- It's difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.
Extra Examples- She had a strong sense of dignity.
- These people have enormous dignity.
- Money means independence and personal dignity.
- We all want to maintain our dignity in old age.
- He needed a way to retreat with his dignity intact.
- With as much dignity as he could muster, he left the room.
- He hoped that he could change his mind without loss of dignity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- calm
- …
- have
- possess
- keep
- …
- below somebody’s dignity
- beneath somebody’s dignity
- with dignity
- …
- an air of dignity
- a lack of dignity
- a loss of dignity
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dignete, from Latin dignitas, from dignus ‘worthy’.
Idioms
beneath your dignity
- below what you see as your own importance or worth
- He clearly regarded manual work as beneath his dignity.
stand on your dignity
- (formal) to demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve
- Our teacher never stands on her dignity with us, but treats us all as friends and colleagues.
- She was never one to stand on her dignity.