dignity

/ˈdɪɡnəti/DIG-nuh-tee

Meaningworthiness

Common meaning: worth that deserves respect

dignworthyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 578 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Sources & notes

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Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dignus ‘worthy’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dignus, p. 578 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAINTY, p. 151 · dictionary scan

Roots

dignus Latin “worthy”

Related words

dainty dignify disdain indignant

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