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# dignified

adjective (dignified; more dignified, most dignified)

«dignified» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Calm, serious and behaving in a way that makes people respect you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#m1)
2. Looking important and stately: «a dignified old building». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories a dignified character stays calm and proud even in difficult times; a dignified silence shows self-respect. In everyday life, people try to treat old or ill people in a dignified way. Phrases: «a dignified silence», «dignified manner», «dignified response», «with dignity».

### Examples

- The old judge walked in a slow, dignified way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x1)
- She kept a dignified silence when they teased her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x2)
- The losing team gave a dignified speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x3)
- The cat sat on the wall looking very dignified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x4)
- The hospital makes sure patients are treated in a dignified way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x5)
- It's hard to look dignified when you fall in a puddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x6)
- The Monkey sat up, grave and dignified, on the Dolphin's back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x7)

### Note

Noun: «dignity». Opposite: «undignified». Spelled with -fied. It does not mean «rich» or «posh»; a poor person can be very dignified.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dignified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dignified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dignified.html) on Mova free.