pride

[ prahyd ]

/ praɪd /

noun

a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.

the state or feeling of being proud.

a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.

pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself or believed to reflect credit upon oneself: civic pride.

something that causes a person or persons to be proud: His art collection was the pride of the family.

the best of a group, class, society, etc.: This bull is the pride of the herd.

the most flourishing state or period: in the pride of adulthood.

mettle in a horse.

Literary. splendor, magnificence, or pomp.

a group of lions.

sexual desire, especially in a female animal.

ornament or adornment.

verb (used with object), prid·ed, prid·ing.

to indulge or plume (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usually followed by on or upon): She prides herself on her tennis.

Idioms for pride

pride and joy, someone or something cherished, valued, or enjoyed above all others: Their new grandchild is their pride and joy.

Origin of pride

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English prȳde (cognate with Old Norse prȳthi bravery, pomp), derivative of prūd proud

SYNONYMS FOR pride

1 Pride, conceit, self-esteem, egotism, vanity, vainglory imply an unduly favorable idea 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. Self-esteem may imply an estimate of oneself that is higher than that held by others: a ridiculous self-esteem. Egotism implies an excessive preoccupation with oneself or with one's own concerns, usually but not always accompanied by pride or conceit: His egotism blinded him to others' difficulties. Vanity implies self-admiration and an excessive desire to be admired by others: His vanity was easily flattered. Vainglory, somewhat literary, implies an inordinate and therefore empty or unjustified pride: puffed up by vainglory.

5 boast.

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ANTONYMS FOR pride

1 humility.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pride

pride·ful, adjective pride·ful·ly, adverb pride·ful·ness, noun pride·less, adjective

pride·less·ly, adverb un·pride·ful, adjective un·pride·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby pride

prickly pear, prickly poppy, prickspur, pricky, pricy, pride, pride and joy, pride and prejudice, pride goeth before a fall, pride of china, pride of place

Definition for pride (2 of 2)

Pride

[ prahyd ]

/ praɪd /

noun

Thomas,died 1658, English soldier and regicide.

Example sentences from the Web for pride

And when we had Pride, we put up signs and some people would take them down.

How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out | |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To many of us, that smacks of censorship, the highest offense to our pride in self-publicity.

On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim |James Poulos |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So I was happy to see that the European theory of terroir was in action, promoting with pride the qualities of a specific region.

Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries |Clive Irving |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They may not receive public acclaim, but their pride in their work is as intense as their labors.

Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos |Tim Teeman |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The pride and admiration Vial has for the artists who put on Cirque du Soleil is evident.

A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil |Allison McNearney |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Can I undertake anything of consequence till I have crushed the pride of such a people?

Anne of Geierstein |Walter Scott
And in the book it said, "It can be maintained that the evil of pride consists in being out of proportion to the universe."

Tremendous Trifles |G. K. Chesterton
The personal pride of the owner, curbed in its turn by the pride of tradition and family, spoke strangely from these words.

Lady Rose's Daughter |Mrs. Humphry Ward
The pride of the general had been deeply wounded by the rebuke he had received on the field of battle.

The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving |Washington Irving
Pride in what has been done, in what may be done, in the ability to reach the very highest point that may be reached.

Twentieth Century Negro Literature |Various

British Dictionary definitions for pride (1 of 2)

pride

/ (praɪd) /

noun

a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth

excessive self-esteem; conceit

a source of pride

satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a) pride in)

the better or most superior part of something; flower

the most flourishing time

a group (of lions)

the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit

archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal

archaic display, pomp, or splendour

pride of place the most important position

verb

(tr; foll by on or upon) to take pride in (oneself) for

(intr) to glory or revel (in)

Derived forms of pride

prideful, adjective pridefully, adverb

Word Origin for pride

Old English prӯda; related to Latin prodesse to be useful, Old Norse prūthr stately; see proud

British Dictionary definitions for pride (2 of 2)

Pride

/ (praɪd) /

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases with pride

pride

In addition to the idioms beginning with pride

pride and joy
pride of place
pride oneself on

also see:

burst with (pride)
swallow one's pride

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verb

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pride

noun

verb (used with object), prid·ed, prid·ing.

Idioms for pride

Origin of pride

SYNONYMS FOR pride

ANTONYMS FOR pride

OTHER WORDS FROM pride

Words nearby pride

Definition for pride (2 of 2)

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for pride

British Dictionary definitions for pride (1 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of pride

Word Origin for pride

British Dictionary definitions for pride (2 of 2)

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