Definition of proud Proud
/pɹawˈd/ - [prawd] - proud
We found 22 definitions of proud from 7 different sources.
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Adjectiveproud, prouder, proudest |
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| proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | ||
| humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski | ||
| immodest offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance | ||
| pride unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| arrogant, self-important, chesty having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" | ||
| beaming radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" | ||
| swelled, vainglorious, big in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" | ||
| bigheaded, snooty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish, persnickety, snot-nosed, snotty (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" | ||
| boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing, big exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" | ||
| self-respectful, self-respecting, dignified having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" | ||
| haughty, imperious, sniffy, disdainful, lordly, overbearing, prideful, supercilious, swaggering having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer | ||
| conceited, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, egotistic, egotistical, vain characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" | ||
| house-proud proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep | ||
| overproud excessively proud | ||
| proud of, pleased experiencing or manifesting pleasure | ||
| purse-proud proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) | ||
| proud - having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" | ||
| gallant, lofty, majestic | ||
| impressive producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- proud (Adjective)
Gratified; feeling honoured by something; feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event. - proud (Adjective)
Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves. - proud (Adjective)
Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious. - proud (Adjective)
Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride. - proud (Adjective)
Brave, valiant; gallant. - proud (Adjective)
Standing out or raised; swollen. - proud (Adjective)
Excited by sexual desire; of female animals in heat. - proud (Adjective)
Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town. " But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down. " This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- proud (superl.)
Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense - proud (superl.)
Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous. - proud (superl.)
Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country. - proud (superl.)
Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious. - proud (superl.)
Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Feeling greatly pleased, or satisfied by something or someone that is highly honorable, creditable to oneself or a reason for pride. -
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Having or showing self-respect. -
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Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride. -
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Having too high an opinion of oneself; showing superiority.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prowd (comp. Proud′er; superl. Proud′est), adj. having excessive self-esteem: arrogant: haughty: having a proper sense of what is becoming: daring: grand: ostentatious: giving reason for pride or boasting.—n. Proud′-flesh, a growth or excrescence of flesh in a wound.—adjs. Proud′-heart′ed (Shak.), having a proud spirit; Proud′ish, somewhat proud.—adv. Proud′ly.—adj. Proud′-mind′ed (Shak.), proud in mind.—n. Proud′ness, the state or quality of being proud: pride.—adjs. Proud′-pied (Shak.), gorgeously variegated; Proud′-stom′ached, of haughty spirit, arrogant. [A.S. prut, proud, prýte, pride.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Desirous of copulation. A proud bitch; a bitch at heat, or desirous of a dog.
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