pride
(prīd)n.1. A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect.
2. Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association: parental pride.
3. Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness.
4. a. A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction; the best of a group or class: These soldiers were their country's pride.
b. The most successful or thriving condition; prime: the pride of youth.
5. An excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit.
6. Mettle or spirit in horses.
7. Zoology A group of lions, usually consisting of several related females and their offspring and a small number of unrelated adult males.
8. A flamboyant or impressive group: a pride of acrobats.
tr.v. prid·ed,
prid·ing,
prides To indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction: I pride myself on this beautiful garden.
[Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd, proud; see proud.]
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pride
(praɪd) n1. a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
2. excessive self-esteem; conceit
3. a source of pride
4. satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a) pride in)
5. the better or most superior part of something; flower
6. the most flourishing time
7. (Zoology) a group (of lions)
8. (Zoology) the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit
9. (Zoology) archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal
10. archaic display, pomp, or splendour
11. pride of place the most important position
vb12. (tr; foll by on or upon) to take pride in (oneself) for
13. (intr) to glory or revel (in)
[Old English prӯda; related to Latin prodesse to be useful, Old Norse prūthr stately; see proud]
ˈprideful adj
ˈpridefully adv
Pride
(praɪd) n (Biography) Thomas. died 1658, English soldier on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War. He expelled members of the Long Parliament hostile to the army (Pride's Purge, 1648) and signed Charles I's death warrant
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pride
(praɪd)
n., v. prid•ed, prid•ing. n. 1. the state or quality of being proud; self-respect.
2. a feeling of gratification arising from association with something good or laudable: civic pride.
3. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority; conceit; arrogance.
4. conduct, bearing, etc., displaying such an opinion.
5. something that causes one to be proud: Her paintings were the pride of the family.
6. the best of a group, class, etc.: This bull is the pride of the herd.
7. a group of lions.
8. the most flourishing state or period; prime.
9. mettle in a horse.
10. splendor, magnificence, or pomp.
v.t. 11. to indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usu. fol. by on or upon): He prides himself on his good memory.
Idioms: take pride in, to be proud of.
[before 1000; Middle English (n.); Old English
prȳde (c. Old Norse
prȳthi bravery, pomp), derivative of
prūd proud]
pride′ful, adj.
pride′ful•ly, adv.
pride′ful•ness, n.
syn: pride,
conceit,
egotism,
vanity imply a favorable view of one's own appearance, advantages, achievements, etc., and often apply to offensive characteristics.
pride is a lofty and often arrogant assumption of superiority in some respect:
Pride must have a fall. conceit implies an exaggerated estimate of one's own abilities or attainments, together with pride:
blinded by conceit. egotism implies an excessive preoccupation with oneself or with one's own concerns, usu. but not always accompanied by pride or conceit:
Her egotism blinded her to others' difficulties. vanity implies self-admiration and an excessive desire to be admired by others:
His vanity was easily flattered. Pride
(praɪd)
n. Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
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pride
The following words can all be used to describe someone who has a high opinion of themselves:
arrogant | conceited | haughty | proud | self-respecting |
self-satisfied | smug | supercilious | vain | |
1. words used to show approvalProud and self-respecting are used in a complimentary way.
...with millions of decent, proud, hard-working people.
...so that they grow into responsible and self-respecting citizens.
However, proud is also sometimes used to show disapproval.
She was too proud to apologize.
2. words used to show disapprovalArrogant, conceited, haughty, self-satisfied, smug, and supercilious are all used to describe someone who thinks they are better than other people. These words show disapproval.
I hope I didn't sound like a conceited know-it-all.
...his smooth, smug brother-in-law.
They were standing by themselves looking supercilious and remote.
Arrogant is used to describe people who behave in an unpleasant way towards other people.
My husband was an arrogant, bullying little drunkard.
Haughty is used in writing, not in conversation.
He spoke in a haughty tone.
Vain also shows disapproval. It is used to describe someone who thinks they are very good-looking, or very clever or talented.
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.
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