dignity

dignity
dig|ni|ty [ `dıgnəti ] noun uncount **
the impressive behavior of someone who controls their emotions in a difficult situation:
She faced her death with dignity.
maintain/retain your dignity: It can be difficult to maintain your dignity during a divorce.
a. respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself:
lose your dignity: After the accident, I felt I'd lost my dignity.
b. a calm and important quality that a place or organization has that people respect:
The dignity of the occasion was broken by shouts from the gallery.
beneath your dignity
if something is beneath your dignity, you think you are too important to do it
stand on your dignity
to make it very clear to someone that they must treat you with respect

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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