deign

deign is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
2. transitive verb. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
3. intransitive verb. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.
4. verb. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

   Synonyms: condescend, descend

Synonyms

condescend, descend

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in deign:

digne, dinge, gnide, nidge

Common word forms

deigns, deigned, deigning, deignous

Words from these letters

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