dignity
noun
[ ˈdɪɡnɪti ]
• the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.
• "the dignity of labour"
• a composed or serious manner or style.
• "he bowed with great dignity"
Similar:
stateliness,
nobleness,
nobility,
majesty,
regalness,
regality,
royalness,
courtliness,
augustness,
loftiness,
exaltedness,
lordliness,
impressiveness,
grandeur,
magnificence,
ceremoniousness,
formality,
decorum,
propriety,
correctness,
righteousness,
respectability,
worthiness,
honourability,
integrity,
solemnity,
gravity,
gravitas,
reserve,
sobriety,
sedateness,
composure,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French dignete, from Latin dignitas, from dignus ‘worthy’.
