dignity
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,523 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,020 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect also: self-respect, self-regard, self-worth it was beneath his dignity to cheatshowed his true dignity when under pressure
- formality in bearing and appearance also: lordliness, gravitas he behaved with great dignity
- high office or rank or station he respected the dignity of the emissaries
dignity in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He spoke with such grace and dignity that everyone gazed at him with mute surprise.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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This law cut the poem, to a relative shortness and defined its dignity and clearness.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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The simplicity of her dress gained an added dignity from comparison with the rank glitter of her mother's.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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The rich would have spoken on the value of thrift, and the idle grown eloquent over the dignity of labour.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1