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
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.