1.
If someone behaves or moves with ~, they are calm, controlled, and admirable.
...her extraordinary ~ and composure.
= poise
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2.
If you talk about the ~ of people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect.
...the sense of human ~.
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3.
Your ~ is the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people’s respect for you.
She still has her ~.
= self-respect
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