dignity
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
it was beneath his dignity to cheat
Types & categories
- pride hypernym
Related & opposite
- dignify derivation
Sense 2 noun
formality in bearing and appearance
he behaved with great dignity
Types & categories
- comportment hypernym
Related & opposite
- august derivation
Sense 3 noun
high office or rank or station
he respected the dignity of the emissaries
Types & categories
- status hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dignify |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pride |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | august |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | comportment |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | status |