dignified

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/

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Adjective

dignified (comparative more dignified, superlative most dignified)

1. Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.

   remain dignified

   quietly dignified

   a dignified silence

   She made a dignified exit after the argument.

   The old man carried himself in a dignified manner.

Synonyms

• august

Derived terms

• dignifiedly
• overdignified
• ultradignified
• undignified

Translations

respectable

Belarusian: го́дны (hódny) Bulgarian: достоен (bg) (dostoen), величествен (bg) (veličestven) Catalan: digne (ca) Czech: důstojný (cs) m Danish: værdig Faroese: virðiligur Finnish: arvokas (fi), arvostettu (fi), kunnianarvoisa French: digne (fr) German: würdevoll (de), würdig (de) Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (gariuþs) Hindi: सम्मानजनक (sammānajnak), माननीय (hi) (mānnīya) Hungarian: méltóságteljes (hu), tiszteletet parancsoló Irish: maorga, ardcheannach, státúil Italian: rispettabile (it), dignitoso (it) Macedonian: до́стоен (dóstoen), досто́инствен (dostóinstven) Maori: amaru Polish: dostojny (pl), godny (pl) Portuguese: digno (pt) Romanian: demn (ro), respectabil (ro), impozant (ro) Russian: досто́йный (ru) (dostójnyj), вели́чественный (ru) (velíčestvennyj), велича́вый (ru) (veličávyj) Slovak: dôstojný Spanish: digno (es), respetable (es) Swedish: värdig (sv) Ukrainian: гі́дний (hídnyj) Welsh: arddun

Verb

dignified

1. simple past and past participle of dignify