dignitynoun [ U ] uk â /ËdÉªÉ¡.nÉ.ti/ us â /ËdÉªÉ¡.É.tÌ¬i/. C2 calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you: He is a man of dignity and calm determination. She has a quiet dignity about her.
The definition of desperate is something sad or hopeless, or a feeling of really wanting something or of trying really hard to make something happen. 1  An example of desperate is the feeling of sadness and like you have no prospects in life. 2  An example of desperate is the feeling when you really, really want a new car.
Definition of 'anxious'. anxious (Ã¦ÅkÊÉs ) If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen. Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia. He is anxious that there should be no delay.