dignified

dig-ni-fied · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having or showing a composed, serious manner that is worthy of respect.

  2. 2.

    Showing formality and propriety appropriate to the occasion.

Phrases & expressions

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    dignified silence — Choosing not to respond to provocation
  • •
    dignified manner — A composed and respectable way of behaving

Related words

Antonyms: degrading, shameful, undignified
See also: dignify, dignity, noble
Synonyms: composed, distinguished, noble, stately

Etymology

Past participle of dignify, from Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare ("to make worthy"), from Latin dignus ("worthy") + facere ("to make").