dignity
/ˈdɪɡnɪti/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdɪɡnɪti/
dignity
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
dig - ni - ty -> dignity
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ [U] ဣနြေ္ဒ။
She kept her dignity despite the booing.
၂။ [U] ဂုဏ်။ ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာ။
the dignity of labour ❍ Only a truly free person has human dignity.
၃။ [C] (fml ) ဘွဲ့ထူး။ ရာထူး။
The Queen conferred the dignity of a peerage on him.
❏ beneath one's dignity [IDM ] (often ironic ) ဂုဏ်ငယ်သည်။
Some husbands still think it beneath their dignity to do the shopping.
❏ stand on one's dignity [IDM ] ဟိတ်ဟန်နှင့် နေသည်။ ဟိတ်ကြီးဟန်ကြီးလုပ်သည်။
She never stands on her dignity with those who work for her, but treats them as friends and colleagues.
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Synonyms
self-respect, self-esteem, poise, pride, address, cachet, character, consequence, courtliness, culture, decency, decorum, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, excellence, formality, glory, goodness, grace, grandeur, gravity, greatness, hauteur, honor, importance, impressiveness, loftiness, majesty, merit, morality, nobility, nobleness, perfection, prestige, propriety, quality, rank, regard, renown, respectability, respectfulness, seemliness, self-possession, self-worth, seriousness, significance, solemnity, splendor, standing, state, stateliness, station, stature, status, sublimity, virtue, worth, worthiness
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