dignified

Definition of dignified in English English dictionary: Simple past tense and past participle of dignify; respectable; If you say that someone or something is dignified, you mean they are calm, impressive and deserve respect. He seemed a very dignified and charming man. behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you; {s} honorable, worthy of respect, impressive; {a} invested with honors, exalted; having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"; Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge; having or showing self-esteem; illustrious
dignified appearance: distinguished bearing, stately demeanor
dignify: to honor
Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.
dignify: to invest with dignity or honour
dignify: {v} to advance, raise, exalt, prefer honor
dignifiedly: impressively, nobly, in a stately and distinguished manner
dignify: To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor
dignify: to exalt in rank
dignify: to give distinction to
dignify: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer
dignify: To dignify something means to make it impressive. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
dignify: disapproval If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment. to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are, especially by using a particular word to describe them dignify sb/sth with sth (dignifier, from dignus )
dignify: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
dignify: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"
dignify: {f} honor; ennoble, exalt, aggrandize; raise, advance