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There is a touch of divinity even in brutes, and a special halo about a horse, that should forever exempt him from indignities.
Herman Melville

Meaning of "indignities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIGNITIES

indignities  [ɪnˈdɪɡnɪtɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIGNITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indignities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIGNITIES


amenities
əˈmiːnɪtɪz
capabilities
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪz
celebrities
sɪˈlebrɪtɪz
charities
ˈtʃærɪtɪz
communities
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪz
densities
ˈdensɪtɪz
divinities
dɪˈvɪnɪtɪz
entities
ˈentɪtɪz
facilities
fəˈsɪlɪtɪz
fraternities
frəˈtɜːnɪtɪz
humanities
hjuːˈmænɪtɪz
inanities
ɪnˈænɪtɪz
inhumanities
ˌɪnhjʊˈmænɪtɪz
lenities
ˈlenɪtɪz
liabilities
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪz
localities
ləʊˈkælɪtɪz
minorities
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪz
qualities
ˈkwɒlɪtɪz
securities
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪz
universities
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIGNITIES

indigestibleness
indigestibly
indigestion
indigestive
indign
indignance
indignant
indignantly
indignation
indignify
indignity
indignly
indigo
indigo bird
indigo blue
indigo bunting
indigo finch
indigo snake
indigoid
indigolite

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIGNITIES

abilities
abnormalities
activities
authorities
bill of quantities
capacities
cities
commodities
disabilities
festivities
identities
oddities
opportunities
parties
personalities
possibilities
priorities
quantities
realities
responsibilities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of indignities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDIGNITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indignities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indignities

Translation of «indignities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIGNITIES

Find out the translation of indignities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indignities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indignities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侮辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indignidades
570 millions of speakers

English

indignities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإهانات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

унижение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indignidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

indignities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indignités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keburukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Demütigungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

屈辱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모욕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indignities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

indignities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவமானத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनादर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hakaretleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umiliazioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniewagi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приниження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nedreptăți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταπεινώσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernedering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indignities
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indignities
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indignities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNITIES»

The term «indignities» is normally little used and occupies the 119.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIGNITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indignities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indignities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indignities

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3 QUOTES WITH «INDIGNITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indignities.
1
Kelsey Grammer
No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.
2
Herman Melville
There is a touch of divinity even in brutes, and a special halo about a horse, that should forever exempt him from indignities.
3
Ai-jen Poo
One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and love the children they care for.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIGNITIES»

Discover the use of indignities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indignities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diary of Indignities
A collection of whimsical true stories by the blogger of "Bad News Hughes" recounts the writer's experiences of seriocomic embarrassment over things that went wrong while suffering from hypochondria, while imbibing on Jell-o shots at a ...
Patrick Hughes, 2007
2
Indignities of the Flesh
Valet Parking and The Black Ladies rely heavily on dream-logic. The collection spanning more than two decades contains Littles trademark visceral descriptives and Southwest settings.
Bentley Little, 2012
3
Don't Get Too Comfortable
At once a Wildean satire of our ridiculous culture of overconsumption and a plea for a little human decency, Don’t Get Too Comfortable is a bitingly funny grand tour of our special circle of gilded-age hell. From the Hardcover edition.
David Rakoff, 2010
4
Galveston: 1900
A must read historical fiction packed with dark suspense, emotion and romance. Following the aftermath of the Galveston Storm, Catherine Merit is faced with new dangers.
N. E. Brown, S. L. Jenkins, 2013
5
What Would Rob Do: An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's ...
An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities Rob Sachs. by Mike's nearspotless driving record, it's clearly effective. If you can't be moved to tears, consider one police online message board I read where acop wrote intosay,“I hate it ...
Rob Sachs, 2010
6
Special Reports : Marriage and Divorce, 1867-1906
1887 CAUSE AND TO WHICH PARTY GRANTED. to 1906 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 189-2 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 Desertion, indignities rendering life intolerable, and vagrancy: ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1908
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Marriage and Divorce. 1867-1906
... Adultery, conviction of felony, cruelty, and neglect to prov>de Adultery , conviction of felony, and desertion Adultery .conviction of felony, desertion, and neglect to provide Adultery, conviction of felony, and indignities rendering life Intolerable.
United States. Bureau of the Census, William Chamberlin Hunt, 1909
8
Violence Against Elders
Frequently, indignities are inflicted on infirm elders, particularly institutionalized elders, by uncaring, untrained, overworked, or emotionally distressed caregivers. These indignities include physical assaults, such as slaps, shoves, and kicks, ...
‎1993
9
Legally Combating Atrocities on Scheduled Castes and ...
8.1.8 Indignities, Humiliations and Harassment Question number 5 of the questionnaire on the subject for Target Group" elicited opinion whether or not indignities, humiliations and harassment of SCs amount to atrocities on them? Table No.
T. R. Naval, 2004
10
Primum Non Nocere---first Do No Harm: Finding Common Ground ...
That is, the, hypothesis is not proposing that there are no painless indignities. It does not follow that allowing indignities clearly not associated with physical pain means that inflicting needless pain cannot therefore be a compelling exemplar of  ...
Charles R. Coil (Jr), 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIGNITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indignities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notes from the Akron, Ohio, Trainwreck Premiere, on the Occasion …
Both are old-salt newspaper guys who've suffered the indignities of digital restructuring and who rumble about inevitable departures from the ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Dropping $100 for a Day at Jacob Riis, the 'People's Beach' - The …
Named after the famed Progressive-era journalist and photographer who documented the rank indignities of tenement life in New York, Riis is ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Karlovy Vary Report: An 'Arabian Nights' for the Age of Austerity …
In its cross-section view of the indignities bequeathed by the government to the poor, it'ss justly despairing. In a report from its premiere at ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
4
Microaggression: A Beginner's #SJW Guide - Western Journalism
COLUMBIA DEFINITION: “microaggression” is a term referring to “commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
5
Force for Good: Angie Wang on Waging Peace and Forging Hope …
As she grew, Wang was increasingly aware of the everyday inequalities and indignities her mother, in particular, faced. And she was incensed. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
6
How Nazi guard Oskar Gröning escaped justice in 1947 for crimes at …
... tortures, starvation, abuse and indignities”. His file number, 4771/P/G/139-137, shows that he was number 137 in a list of 300 Auschwitz staff ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Rising Stars Take Aim at Broadway | Josh Getlin - Huffington Post
The daily indignities of show business--cattle calls, cavalier rejections and bruising competition--are not for the faint of heart. But Siegel, one of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Rahul Jacob: Almost nothing is allowed on Delhi Metro | Business …
There are times when you rail at the indignities and ineptitude of our policing and there are times when you hypocritically do that, but want to ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
'Mr. Holmes' review: Ian McKellen is here, and the game's afoot | NJ …
... a marvelously layered tale about knowledge vs. wisdom, celebrity vs. reality, fiction vs. fact and the tiny yet ever-mounting indignities of age. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
10
Women's World Cup Exposes Rampant FIFA Sexism – Organize to …
Players suffered further indignities at the Women's World Cup. In stark contrast to men's tournaments, teams that played against each other ... «Socialist Alternative, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Indignities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/indignities>. Apr 2024 ».
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