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prideconceit, self-esteem, egotism, vanity; feeling proud; the best of a group: The pride of the Yankees.; a group of lions
Not to be confused with:pried – inquired presumptuously into something: pried into her personal life; opened by using leverage: pried open the cover of the manholepride P0554400 (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.]pride (praɪd) n1. a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth2. excessive self-esteem; conceit3. a source of pride4. 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; flower6. the most flourishing time7. (Zoology) a group (of lions)8. (Zoology) the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit9. (Zoology) archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal10. archaic display, pomp, or splendour11. pride of place the most important positionvb12. (tr; foll by on or upon) to take pride in (oneself) for13. (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 warrantpride (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. Pride a group, band, or flock of animals.Examples: pride of lions, 1486; of peacocks (a peacock with feathers outspread is said to be ‘in his pride’), 1530.Pride - Accepts [a situation] as proudly as the mother of a Bar Mitzvah boy accepts his cracked-voice singing at the sabbath service —Ira Wood
- Beamed pride … like a mother whose son has won everything on school prize day —Louis Bromfield
- Dignified and beautiful as a Beethoven sonata —Israel Zangwill
- Dignified as a state funeral —Anon
- Felt as though he had feathers which had puffed up with pride —Pamela Hansford Johnson
The pride thus described in Johnson’s novel, The Good Husband, is caused by the admiring glances lavished upon an attractive companion. - Felt pride rising up through his chest like gas —Margaret Millar
- Felt so proud, as though he had saved a life —Mary Hood
- For a man to say all the excellent things that can be said upon one, and call that his Epitaph, is as if a painter should make the handsomest piece he can possibly make, and say ‘twas my picture —John Selden
- Like a freshly lit lamp, expanding and bright with triumph —Julia O’Faolain
- Looking very proud like he’s discovered some sort of rare bird —Hilary Masters
- My pride stung like a slapped cheek —John Hersey
- Pride is as loud a beggar as want —Benjamin Franklin
- Pride is to character, like the attic to the house … the highest part, and generally the most empty —John Gay
- Pride like humility, is destroyed by one’s insistence that he possesses it —Kenneth P. Clark
- Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole but at all points repels —Charles Caleb Colton
- Pride steams off you like the stink of cancer —William Alfred
- Proud as a cock on his own dunghill —Turkish proverb
- Proud as a hen that gets a duck for a chicken —Dion Boucciault
- (Sat there …) proud as an idol —Hermann Hesse
- Proud as a peacock; all strut and show —H. G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
Probably the best known and most used of the many “Proud as” similes. The original used the Old English ‘shew’ instead of ‘show.’ - Proud as a stork —John Betjeman
- Proud as Satan himself (and as unapproachable) —Ivan Turgenev
- (They carefully tend to their garden and show off their vegetables like ….) proud new parents —Marian Thurm
- Saw his dignity slip away like a blanket —Beryl Markham
- Show [as success or dating a beautiful woman] off like a rose in a buttonhole —Milton R. Sapirstein
- (The curate) sounded proud, like somebody who brushed his teeth with table salt —J. F. Powers
- Swelled like a frog about to croak —Rita Mae Brown
- Swelled with pride like a turkey cock —Ben Ames Williams
- Swelling up [with pride] like a robin —Stephen Vincent Benét
- Wear your pride like a chevron on your sleeve —George Garrett
prideThe 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.pride
Past participle: prided
Gerund: priding
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| I pride | | you pride | | he/she/it prides | | we pride | | you pride | | they pride |
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| I prided | | you prided | | he/she/it prided | | we prided | | you prided | | they prided |
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| I am priding | | you are priding | | he/she/it is priding | | we are priding | | you are priding | | they are priding |
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| I have prided | | you have prided | | he/she/it has prided | | we have prided | | you have prided | | they have prided |
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| I was priding | | you were priding | | he/she/it was priding | | we were priding | | you were priding | | they were priding |
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| I had prided | | you had prided | | he/she/it had prided | | we had prided | | you had prided | | they had prided |
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| I will pride | | you will pride | | he/she/it will pride | | we will pride | | you will pride | | they will pride |
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| I will have prided | | you will have prided | | he/she/it will have prided | | we will have prided | | you will have prided | | they will have prided |
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| I will be priding | | you will be priding | | he/she/it will be priding | | we will be priding | | you will be priding | | they will be priding |
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| I have been priding | | you have been priding | | he/she/it has been priding | | we have been priding | | you have been priding | | they have been priding |
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| I will have been priding | | you will have been priding | | he/she/it will have been priding | | we will have been priding | | you will have been priding | | they will have been priding |
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| I had been priding | | you had been priding | | he/she/it had been priding | | we had been priding | | you had been priding | | they had been priding |
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| I would pride | | you would pride | | he/she/it would pride | | we would pride | | you would pride | | they would pride |
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| I would have prided | | you would have prided | | he/she/it would have prided | | we would have prided | | you would have prided | | they would have prided |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pride - a feeling of self-respect and personal worthpridefulnessfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"dignity, self-regard, self-respect, self-worth - the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"self-esteem, self-pride - a feeling of pride in yourselfego, self-importance, egotism - an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to othersamour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity - feelings of excessive pridehumbleness, humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" | | 2. | pride - satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"civic pride, civic spirit - pride in your citysatisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" | | 3. | pride - the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standardstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | | 4. | pride - a group of lionsking of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the maleanimal group - a group of animals | | 5. | pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)superbiadeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | | Verb | 1. | pride - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"plume, congratulatefeel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
pridenoun1. satisfaction, achievement, fulfilment, delight, content, pleasure, joy, gratification the sense of pride in a job well done2. self-respect, honour, ego, dignity, self-esteem, self-image, self-worth, amour-propre (French) Her rejection was a severe blow to his pride.3. conceit, vanity, arrogance, pretension, presumption, snobbery, morgue (French), hubris, smugness, self-importance, egotism, self-love, hauteur, pretentiousness, haughtiness, loftiness, vainglory, superciliousness, bigheadedness (informal) His pride may still be his downfall.
conceit modesty, humility, meekness4. elite, pick, best, choice, flower, prize, cream, glory, boast, treasure, jewel, gem, pride and joy This glittering dress is the pride of her collection.pride yourself on something be proud of, revel in, boast of, glory in, vaunt, take pride in, brag about, crow about, exult in, congratulate yourself on, flatter yourself, pique yourself, plume yourself He prides himself on being able to organise his own life.Quotations
"Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" Bible: Proverbs
"And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin"
"Is pride that apes humility" [Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Devil's Thoughts]pridenoun1. A sense of one's own dignity or worth:amour-propre, ego, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect.2. The quality of being arrogant:arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority.3. A regarding of oneself with undue favor:amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vainglory, vainness, vanity.Slang: ego trip.verbTo be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievement:congratulate, plume, preen.Translationspride (praid) noun1. a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc. She looked with pride at her handsome sons. 自豪，驕傲 自豪，骄傲 2. personal dignity. His pride was hurt by her criticism. 自尊(心) 自尊（心） 3. a group (of lions or of peacocks). a pride of lions. (鳥、獸等的)群 （鸟、兽等的）群 be the pride and joy of to be the object of the pride of. He was his parents' pride and joy. 是某人的驕傲和喜悅 ...是某人的骄傲和喜悦 the pride of the finest thing in (a certain group etc). The pride of our collection is this painting 最好的東西 最好的东西pride of place the most important place. They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase. 最顯要的位置 头等重要的地位pride oneself on to take pride in, or feel satisfaction with (something one has done, achieved etc). He prides himself on his driving skill. 以...為自豪 以...为自豪take pride in to feel pride about. You should take more pride in (=care more for) your appearance. 對...感到得意 对...感到得意
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See:- a point of pride
- be puffed up with pride
- be puffed up with pride, etc.
- beam with pride
- burst with pride
- false pride
- have pride of place
- pride (oneself) in (something)
- pride (oneself) on (something)
- pride and joy
- pride and joy, one's
- pride comes before a fall
- pride comes before the fall
- Pride goes before a fall
- pride goes before the fall
- pride goeth before a fall
- pride goeth before the fall
- pride of place
- pride oneself in
- pride oneself on
- swallow (one's) pride
- swallow one's pride
- swallow one's pride, to
- swallow pride
- swallow your pride
- take pride (in someone or something)
- take pride in
- take pride in somebody/something
- your pride and joy
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pride1. a group (of lions) 2. the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit 3. Archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal
Pride 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 PRIDE
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pride
Synonyms for pridenoun satisfactionSynonyms- satisfaction
- achievement
- fulfilment
- delight
- content
- pleasure
- joy
- gratification
noun self-respectSynonyms- self-respect
- honour
- ego
- dignity
- self-esteem
- self-image
- self-worth
- amour-propre
noun conceitSynonyms- conceit
- vanity
- arrogance
- pretension
- presumption
- snobbery
- morgue
- hubris
- smugness
- self-importance
- egotism
- self-love
- hauteur
- pretentiousness
- haughtiness
- loftiness
- vainglory
- superciliousness
- bigheadedness
Antonymsnoun eliteSynonyms- elite
- pick
- best
- choice
- flower
- prize
- cream
- glory
- boast
- treasure
- jewel
- gem
- pride and joy
phrase pride yourself on somethingSynonyms- be proud of
- revel in
- boast of
- glory in
- vaunt
- take pride in
- brag about
- crow about
- exult in
- congratulate yourself on
- flatter yourself
- pique yourself
- plume yourself
Synonyms for pridenoun a sense of one's own dignity or worthSynonyms- amour-propre
- ego
- self-esteem
- self-regard
- self-respect
noun the quality of being arrogantSynonyms- arrogance
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- insolence
- loftiness
- lordliness
- overbearingness
- presumption
- pridefulness
- proudness
- superciliousness
- superiority
noun a regarding of oneself with undue favorSynonyms- amour-propre
- conceit
- ego
- egoism
- egotism
- narcissism
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
- ego trip
verb to be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievementSynonymsSynonyms for pridenoun a feeling of self-respect and personal worthSynonymsRelated Words- feeling
- dignity
- self-regard
- self-respect
- self-worth
- self-esteem
- self-pride
- ego
- self-importance
- egotism
- amour propre
- conceit
- self-love
- vanity
Antonymsnoun satisfaction with your (or another's) achievementsRelated Words- civic pride
- civic spirit
- satisfaction
noun the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standardsRelated Wordsnoun a group of lionsRelated Words- king of beasts
- lion
- Panthera leo
- animal group
noun unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)SynonymsRelated Words- deadly sin
- mortal sin
- arrogance
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high-handedness
- lordliness
verb be proud ofSynonymsRelated Words |