Associations to the word «Deign»
Noun
Wiktionary
DEIGN, verb. (intransitive) To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
DEIGN, verb. (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
DEIGN, verb. (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.
Dictionary definition
DEIGN, verb. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.