- undignified vs dignified
- humiliating humiliating adj.
causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: {undignified (vs.
dignified)}]
Syn: demeaning, humbling, mortifying. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
undignified vs dignified
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undignified — [[t]ʌndɪ̱gnɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s actions as undignified, you mean they are foolish or embarrassing. It is sad to see a county confine its activities to undignified public bickering... There followed an undignified… … English dictionary
dignified — [ˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd] adj behaving in a calm way that people respect Ant: undignified a dignified manner[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dignified — [adj] honorable aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distingué, distinguished, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow*, highfalutin’*, imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal,… … New thesaurus
dignified — dig|ni|fied [ dıgnı,faıd ] adjective someone who is dignified behaves in a calm way that people respect: He was handsome and dignified. a. used about people s behavior: She maintained a dignified silence. I made what I hoped was a dignified exit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dignified — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stately, somber, solemn, sober, courtly, reserved, decorous, staid, sedate, elegant, exalted, elevated, formal, ceremonious, classical, classic, quiet, lordly, aristocratic, princely, imperial, majestic, queenly, of… … English dictionary for students
undignified — adj. not dignified, not worthy of respect … English contemporary dictionary
undignified — un·dignified … English syllables
undignified — /ʌnˈdɪgnəfaɪd/ (say un dignuhfuyd) adjective not dignified. –undignifiedly, adverb …
humiliating — adj. causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: {undignified (vs. dignified)}] Syn: demeaning, humbling, mortifying. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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