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- [dig-nuh-fahyd]
- /ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪd/
- /ʌnˈdɪgnɪfaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dig-nuh-fahyd]
- /ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪd/
Definitions of undignified word
- adjective undignified characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct. 1
- adjective undignified If you describe someone's actions as undignified, you mean they are foolish or embarrassing. 0
- adjective undignified lacking in dignity 0
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Origin of undignified
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; dignify + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Undignified
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
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determiner
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undignified popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undignified
adj undignified
- crumby — full of or littered with crumbs
- ill-bred — showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- in-correct — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- infra dig — beneath one's dignity.
- low — to utter by or as by lowing.
adjective undignified
- degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
- indecorous — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
Antonyms for undignified
adj undignified
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- august — August is the eighth month of the year in the Western calendar.
- courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- dignified — characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct.
adjective undignified
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- elevated — Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- noble — distinguished by rank or title.
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