quiet dignity

collocation in English

meaningsofquietanddignity

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quiet
adjective
uk
/ˈkwaɪ.ət/us
/ˈkwaɪ.ət/
making very ...
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dignity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/us
/ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i/
calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people ...
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(Definition ofquietanddignityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Those relatives and friends have endured the ordeal of a lengthy public trial withquietdignity.
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Thequietdignityand deep feeling of both those speeches were very much the same, but the circumstances were very different.
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His courtroom was maintained in an atmosphere ofquietdignity....
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The figures, usually a woman bringing offerings or a youth leaning on a spear, displayquietdignityrather than emotion.
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As a result the images she produces, already universal by there nature, are presented in a combination of simplicity,quietdignity, beauty and finesse.
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He battled against the affliction for seventeen long years with the samequietdignityand fortitude with which he had lived his life.
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Despite being a figure of great power and authority, he conducts himself politely and withquietdignity.
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Numaga was at least six feet tall, a man of great physical strength with aquietdignitywhich gave him an air of superiority.
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Sheik briefly resists her response and then, in a moment ofquietdignity, accepts it.
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The mind-blowing range of emotions she displays, her exquisite face and her subtlequietdignitywith which she handles her character, will take her far in her film career.
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