DIGNITY

n. 1 nobility, majesty, gravity, gravitas, solemnity, courtliness, distinction, stateliness, formality, grandeur, eminence; hauteur, loftiness She entered and walked with dignity to the throne 2 worth, worthiness, nobility, nobleness, excellence, honour, honourableness, respectability, respectableness, standing, importance, greatness, glory, station, status, rank, level, position The real dignity of a man lies not in what he has but in what he is 3 self-respect, self-regard, amour propre, self-confidence, self-esteem, pride, self-importance It was beneath her dignity to speak directly to a footman