Used in a Sentence

dignifying

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dignifying.

Editorial note

That's almost as practical, comfortable, and dignifying as the alternative non-App solution of just peeing in your pants.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Conveying or conducive to a sense of dignity.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dignifying gathered in one view.

adjective

Conveying or conducive to a sense of dignity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dignifying.

adjective

Conveying or conducive to a sense of dignity.

Example sentences

1

That's almost as practical, comfortable, and dignifying as the alternative non-App solution of just peeing in your pants.

2

Their productions feel so dignifying to everyone, embracing the full human experience, not so necessarily dark and disturbing.

3

This isn’t worth dignifying with a reasonable response because it’s laughably out of touch with reality.

4

Yes, everyone who deals with the general public knows how unstressful and dignifying that is.

5

This thread is dignifying a debate that was decisively resolved over 15 years ago.

6

Downvoting lets you get satisfaction without dignifying a dumb thread with a response.

7

I started to write up an example, but since we're talking about the imaginary abstract Vehicle implementation, it's not worth dignifying.

8

I'm not a fan of Ruby, but the original Wired article is pure, distilled rage-clickbait, and nobody should be dignifying it.

9

I’m really not sure that they should be dignifying that idiot’s nonsense with a response.

10

I didn't see the point of dignifying it with a comment when submitted earlier, since it's obvious unfunny trolling, better ignored than acknowledged.

11

He's not dignifying it because it's plainly absurd.

12

Assuming it doesn't do anything else magical, I don't see much point in dignifying it with a web hit, let alone finding out its name.

Quote examples

1

I won't bother getting into trying to demonstrate Medieval art doesn't "suck", it's not worth dignifying.

2

I understand you have an image to protect, but I really wish you would stop dignifying this politicization and "tech journalism" garbage with responses.

3

But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying a crappy low cost smartphone won't be of any help, I'm just saying thing can be lot more better, more fair and more "dignifying".

4

I am no longer young enough to love chaos, and I am reasonably familiar with recent history; I suppose this might make me look reactionary on some subjects and from a certain point of view, but I have never since childhood dreamt of dignifying any opinion I might hold with a name involving either a majuscule or an "-ism".

Proper noun examples

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Dignifying it with a response means one of two things: 1.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dignifying in a sentence?

That's almost as practical, comfortable, and dignifying as the alternative non-App solution of just peeing in your pants.

What does dignifying mean?

Conveying or conducive to a sense of dignity.

What part of speech is dignifying?

dignifying is commonly used as adjective.