n., pl. -ties.

1. The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
2. Inherent nobility and worth: the dignity of honest labor.
3. 1. Poise and self-respect.
   2. Stateliness and formality in manner and appearance.
4. The respect and honor associated with an important position.
5. A high office or rank.
6. dignities The ceremonial symbols and observances attached to high office.
7. Archaic. A dignitary.

[Middle English dignite, from Old French, from Latin dignitās, from dignus, worthy.]

noun

A person's high standing among others: good name, good report, honor, prestige, reputation, repute, respect, status. See respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: excellence, nobility
Antonyms: lowliness

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While in ordinary thought dignity is something some people have more than others, and undignified moments are a pitfall for all of us, in moral philosophy, especially that of Kant, dignity is more often considered as a universal attribute, an offshoot of the capacity for self-consciousness and practical reason. The capacity for self-legislation and the control of the will by the categorical imperative belongs to all of us, and is the foundation of the right to respect and to treatment as an end rather than as a means.

IN BRIEF: n. - The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; Formality in bearing and appearance; High office or rank or station.

Any necessary work that pays an honest wage carries its own honor and dignity. — W. Kelly Griffith 

Quotes:

"When boasting ends, there dignity begins." - Young

"Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority." - James Thurber

"Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand." - George Santayana

"Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself." - George Santayana

"Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart." - Luigi Pirandello

"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life." - James A. Michener

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - værdighed, stand, rang

idioms:

• with dignity    med værdighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
waardigheid, waardigheidsteken

Français (French)
n. - dignité, haut rang, haute fonction, titre

idioms:

• with dignity    avec dignité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Würde

idioms:

• with dignity    würdevoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αξιοπρέπεια, επιβλητικότητα, μεγαλοπρέπεια

idioms:

• with dignity    με αξιοπρέπεια

Italiano (Italian)
dignità

idioms:

• with dignity    dignitosamente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dignidade (f)

idioms:

• with dignity    com dignidade

Русский (Russian)
достоинство

idioms:

• with dignity    достойно

Español (Spanish)
n. - majestuosidad, dignidad, distinción, nobleza, rango, signo de respeto

idioms:

• with dignity    con dignidad, dignamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - värdighet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
尊严, 高贵

idioms:

• with dignity    高贵的...

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尊嚴, 高貴

idioms:

• with dignity    高貴的...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위엄, 근엄, 고위 관리

idioms:

• with dignity    근엄하게

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 尊さ, 威厳, 気品, 高位, 品位

idioms:

• with dignity    厳然として

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جلال, وقار, كرامه, سمو, مقام أو مستوى رفيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כבוד, מעמד, אצילות‬

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