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dignity
noun as in excellence, nobility
Strongest matches
decency, decorum, grace, grandeur, greatness, honor, morality, poise, prestige, quality, respectability, self-respect, stature, status, virtue
Strong matches
address, cachet, character, consequence, courtliness, culture, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, glory, gravity, hauteur, importance, loftiness, majesty, merit, nobleness, perfection, propriety, rank, regard, renown, seemliness, significance, solemnity, splendor, standing, state, stateliness, station, sublimity, worth, worthiness
Example Sentences
"I think it's really important to see yourself, to understand that your story is important, and that your life deserves dignity," he says.
They wanted to survive with dignity, and I felt that we all owe these people a great sense of debt.
"My mum and Craig are British citizens. They are living in horrific conditions, isolated, kept behind bars, stripped of their human dignity," he said in a statement.
"People want to live in a safe secure place and be able to cook a hot meal for their children with love and dignity."
Prime Minister Robert Golob, who voted in advance, has urged citizens to back the law "so that each of us can decide for ourselves how and with what dignity we will end our lives".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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