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“dignified” in Latin
ampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample; impetuous, violent, strongAugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendargravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, harddignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praisedecushonor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace, splendor, ornament, beauty
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dignified
amplus (e.g., corporis forma): augustus (majestic, habitus formaque). (The words are found in this connection and order.) amplus et augustus: gravis (earnest, serious, and so solemn; opposed to light): dignitate or honore auctus, or ornatus (having some dignity, rank, etc.). In a dignified manner, graviter: decore: to act in a dignified manner, cum dignitate agere. The dignified clergy, *ii clerici, qui altiores or ampliores dignitatis gradus consecuti or adepti sunt; or *ii clerici, qui dignitate aliqua, aucti or ornati sunt.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dignified?
- The usual Latin words for “dignified” are amplus, Augustus, gravis; also dignitās, ōrnō, decus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.