dignity
n. தகுதி, உண்மையான மதிப்பு, மேன்மை, உஸ்ர் நிலை, உயர்படிமதிப்பு, மதிப்புவாய்ந்த பதவி, உயர்பணி, மேம்பட்ட பட்டம், மன உயர்வு, பெருந்தன்மை, வீறமைதி, வீறார்ந்தநடை, விபமிய நடையுடை தோற்றம், உயர்பதவியாளார்.
Dig"ni*ty, n.; pl. Dignities. Etym: [OE. dignete, dignite, OF. digneté, dignité, F. dignité, fr. L. dignitas, from dignus worthy. See Dainty, Deign.] 1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence. 2. Elevation; grandeur. The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings. Shak. 3. Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation. Macaulay. And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this Esth. vi. 3. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, . . . the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. Gen. xlix. 3. 4. Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought Macaulay. 5. One holding high rank; a dignitary. These filthy dreamers . . . speak evil of dignities. Jude. 8. 6. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. [Obs.] Sciences concluding from dignities, and principles known by themselves. Sir T. Browne. Syn. -- See Decorum. To stand upon one's dignity, to have or to affect a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character. They did not stand upon their dignity, nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else. R. G. White.