1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; - Example: "it was beneath his dignity to cheat" - Example: "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: dignity, self-respect, self-regard, self-worth]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
self-regard
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was
beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity
when under pressure" [syn: dignity, self-respect,
self-regard, self-worth]