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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Self-respect \Self`-re*spect"\, n.
   Respect for one's self; regard for one's character; laudable
   self-esteem.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-respect
    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]