digne

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/daɪn/

adjective

worthy; honourable; deserving; suitable.

OriginMiddle English digne ← Old French digne ← Latin dignus →
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Meanings

adjectivedigne (comparative more digne, superlative most digne)

comparative more digne · superlative most digne

  1. obsoleteworthy; honourable; deserving; suitable.

    Deeds they shall do so digne memorious glory, / song shall not suit nor Hist'ory hold the story.

    1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 387

Origin

  1. Latindignus
  2. Old Frenchdigne
  3. Middle Englishdigne
  4. Englishdigne

Inherited from Middle English digne, from Old French digne, from Latin dignus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with digne

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Sounds the same

dine

Anagrams

deigndingeDiengEdginnidge
Cite this entry
APA

digne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digne

MLA

“digne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digne.

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