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dignitude

dignitude noun: dignity, especially an overblown or false sense of dignity.

Noun

dignitude (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) Dignity, especially an overblown or false sense of dignity.
    • I pranced along with the dignitude o' a queen, and didn't condescend fur tu give none o' the men sect a glance, and 'twasn't my conduct what injuced him fur tu redress me.1877, Mary Kyle Dallas, The Grinder Papers, G. W. Carleton & Company
    • A ghost-seer's dignitude does not stand on end if 'e twigs that 'is cackle is met with a smile.1895, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch, volumes 100-109, page 197

Origin of dignitude

From dignity + -itude, originally a parody of uneducated speech. By surface analysis, Latin dign(us) + -itude.

Questions about dignitude

What does dignitude mean?
Dignitude means dignity, especially an overblown or false sense of dignity.
What part of speech is dignitude?
Dignitude is a noun.

Words near dignitude in the dictionary

  1. dignitarial
  2. dignitaries
  3. dignitary
  4. dignitie
  5. dignities
  6. dignitude
  7. dignity
  8. dignosce
  9. dignotion
  10. dignotions
  11. Digo

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