dignity
• noun (pl. dignities) 1 the state or quality of being worthy of respect. 2 a composed or serious manner. 3 a sense of pride in oneself. — PHRASES stand on one’s dignity insist on being treated with respect. — ORIGIN Latin dignitas, from dignus ‘worthy’.
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