dignity > define

noun

• The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect.
  • usage: "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
  • synonyms: self-respect, self-regard, self-worth
• Formality in bearing and appearance.
  • usage: "he behaved with great dignity"
  • synonyms: lordliness, gravitas
• High office or rank or station.
  • usage: "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"

• (n.) Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of //en, manner, style, etc.
• (n.) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.
• (n.) Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.
• (n.) The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.
• (n.) One holding high rank; a dignitary.
• (n.) Elevation; grandeur.