[dig-ni-tee] 
| 1. | bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation. |
| 2. | nobility or elevation of character; worthiness: dignity of sentiments. |
| 3. | elevated rank, office, station, etc. |
| 4. | relative standing; rank. |
| 5. | a sign or token of respect: an impertinent question unworthy of the dignity of an answer. |
| 6. | Archaic.
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| dig·ni·ty (dĭg'nĭ-tē) n. pl. dig·ni·ties
[Middle English dignite, from Old French, from Latin dignitās, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.] |
