pride

English

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Etymology

From Middle English pride, from Old English prȳde, pryte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”).

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Noun

pride (plural prides)

  1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
  2. (often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
    He took pride in his work.
    He had pride of ownership in has department.
    • (Can we date this quote?) William Blake
      The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
  3. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
    • {{rfdate} G.K. Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables
      Pride goeth before the fall
  4. That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children etc.
  5. (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
  6. Show; ostentation; glory.
  7. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
    • to be in the pride of one's life.
  8. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
  9. Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
  10. (zoology) A company of lions.

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quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.
sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct
that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem
small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis)
show; ostentation; glory
highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory
consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness
lust; sexual desire; especially, an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast
company of lions
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Verb

pride (third-person singular simple present prides, present participle priding, simple past and past participle prided)

  1. (reflexive) To take or experience pride in something, be proud of it.
    I pride myself on being a good judge of character, but pride goes before the fall and I'm not a good judge of my own character so I'm often wrong without knowing it.

Translations

take or experience pride in something

References

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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