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# dignified

«dignified» in Mova's school dictionary: **Calm, serious and behaving in a way that makes people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (dignified; more dignified, most dignified)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Calm, serious and behaving in a way that makes people respect you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#m1)

2) Looking important and stately: «a dignified old building». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x1)
- She kept a dignified silence when they teased her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x2)
- The losing team gave a dignified speech. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x3)
- The cat sat on the wall looking very dignified. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/#x4)
- The hospital makes sure patients are treated in a dignified way. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dignified» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dignified/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.