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pride
conceit, 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 manhole
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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)n
1. 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
vb
12. (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
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 approval
Proud 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 disapproval
Arrogant, 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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pride
Past participle: prided
Gerund: priding
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| Noun | 1. |  pride - a feeling of self-respect and personal worthfeeling - 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 yourself humbleness, 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 city satisfaction - 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 standards trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | |
| 4. | pride - a group of lions king of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male animal group - a group of animals | |
| 5. | pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) deadly 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" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
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pride
noun
1. satisfaction, achievement, fulfilment, delight, content, pleasure, joy, gratification the sense of pride in a job well done
2. 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, meekness
conceit modesty, humility, meekness
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]
"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]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
pride
noun1. A sense of one's own dignity or worth:
2. The quality of being arrogant:
3. A regarding of oneself with undue favor:
Slang: ego trip.
To be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievement:
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Translations
جَماعَةٌ من الأسود او الطواويسعِزَّة نَفْس، إباءفَخْركِبْرِياء، إعْتِزاز، فَخْر
hrdostpýchasmečka
stolthedæresfølelseflok
ylpeysylvästelyhuippukiimakopeus
ponos
önérzet
-hjörî, -hópurstolt
誇り傲慢自慢
긍지
būti pasididžiavimugarbingiausia vietapasididžiavimassavigarba
barslepnumspašlepnums
hrdosť
ponos
stolthet
ความภาคภูมิใจ
sự tự hào
pride
[praɪd]A. N
1. (= pleasure, satisfaction) → orgullo m
civic/national pride → orgullo m cívico/nacional
it is a source of pride to us that → es para nosotros un motivo de orgullo el que ...
to take (a) pride in sth/in doing sth he takes a pride in his appearance → se preocupa mucho por su aspecto
she could take no pride in what she had done → no podía enorgullecerse or estar orgullosa de lo que había hecho
we take pride in offering you the highest standards → nos enorgullecemos or estamos orgullosos de ofrecerle la mejor calidad
to have or take pride of place (lit, fig) → ocupar el lugar de honor
the photo takes pride of place on the mantlepiece → la foto ocupa el lugar de honor en la repisa de la chimenea
civic/national pride → orgullo m cívico/nacional
it is a source of pride to us that → es para nosotros un motivo de orgullo el que ...
to take (a) pride in sth/in doing sth he takes a pride in his appearance → se preocupa mucho por su aspecto
she could take no pride in what she had done → no podía enorgullecerse or estar orgullosa de lo que había hecho
we take pride in offering you the highest standards → nos enorgullecemos or estamos orgullosos de ofrecerle la mejor calidad
to have or take pride of place (lit, fig) → ocupar el lugar de honor
the photo takes pride of place on the mantlepiece → la foto ocupa el lugar de honor en la repisa de la chimenea
2. (= conceit) → orgullo m, soberbia f, arrogancia f
pride comes or goes before a fall → más dura será la caída
pride comes or goes before a fall → más dura será la caída
3. (= self-respect) → orgullo m, amor m propio
false pride → presuntuosidad f
I wouldn't ask him any favours, I have my pride → no le pediría ningún favor, tengo mi orgullo or amor propio
to hurt or wound sb's pride → herir a algn en su amor propio
see also swallow A2
false pride → presuntuosidad f
I wouldn't ask him any favours, I have my pride → no le pediría ningún favor, tengo mi orgullo or amor propio
to hurt or wound sb's pride → herir a algn en su amor propio
see also swallow A2
4. (= source of pride) → orgullo m
he's the pride of the family → es el orgullo de la familia
his roses are his pride and joy → sus rosas son su orgullo
he's the pride of the family → es el orgullo de la familia
his roses are his pride and joy → sus rosas son su orgullo
5. [of lions] → manada f
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pride
[ˈpraɪd] n
(= feeling proud) → fierté f
the sense of pride in a job well done → la fierté du travail bien fait
to take pride in sb/sth → être fier/ière de qn/qch
to take great pride in sth → tirer une grande fierté de qch
I take very great pride in the success of my children → Je tire une très grande fierté du succès de mes enfants.
to take a pride in doing sth → être fier/ière de faire qch
to be sb's pride and joy → être la fierté de qn
the sense of pride in a job well done → la fierté du travail bien fait
to take pride in sb/sth → être fier/ière de qn/qch
to take great pride in sth → tirer une grande fierté de qch
I take very great pride in the success of my children → Je tire une très grande fierté du succès de mes enfants.
to take a pride in doing sth → être fier/ière de faire qch
to be sb's pride and joy → être la fierté de qn
(= arrogance) → orgueil m
vt
to pride o.s. on sth → s'enorgueillir de qch
to pride o.s. on doing sth → s'enorgueillir de faire qch
to pride o.s. on sth → s'enorgueillir de qch
to pride o.s. on doing sth → s'enorgueillir de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pride
n
→ Stolz m; (= arrogance) → Hochmut m; to have too much pride to do something → zu stolz sein, um etw zu tun; to take (a) pride in something → auf etw (acc) → stolz sein; to take (a) pride in one’s appearance → Wert auf sein Äußeres legen; to be a (great) source of pride to somebody → jdn mit (großem) Stolz erfüllen; her pride and joy → ihr ganzer Stolz; the pride of the army → der Stolz der Armee; to have or take pride of place → den Ehrenplatz einnehmen; pride comes before a fall (prov) → Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall (Prov)
(of lions) → Rudel nt
vr to pride oneself on something → sich einer Sache (gen) → rühmen; I pride myself on being an expert in this field → ich darf wohl behaupten, mich auf diesem Gebiet auszukennen; he prides himself on the succinctness of his prose → er rühmt sich des knappen Stils seiner Prosa
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pride
[praɪd]1. n
a. (arrogance) → superbia, orgoglio; (self-respect) → orgoglio, amor proprio; (satisfaction) → fierezza
false pride → falso orgoglio
to take (a) pride in (appearance, punctuality) → tenere molto a (children, achievements) → essere orgoglioso/a di
she takes (a) pride in arriving on time → ci tiene molto ad essere sempre puntuale
his pride was hurt → fu ferito nell'orgoglio
she is a (great) source of pride to him → è (molto) fiero or orgoglioso di lei
her plants are her pride and joy → le sue piante sono il suo orgoglio or vanto
to have pride of place → essere al primo posto
false pride → falso orgoglio
to take (a) pride in (appearance, punctuality) → tenere molto a (children, achievements) → essere orgoglioso/a di
she takes (a) pride in arriving on time → ci tiene molto ad essere sempre puntuale
his pride was hurt → fu ferito nell'orgoglio
she is a (great) source of pride to him → è (molto) fiero or orgoglioso di lei
her plants are her pride and joy → le sue piante sono il suo orgoglio or vanto
to have pride of place → essere al primo posto
b. (of lions) → branco
2. vt to pride o.s. on sth → essere orgoglioso/a di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pride
(praid) noun1. a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc. She looked with pride at her handsome sons.
2. personal dignity. His pride was hurt by her criticism.
3. a group (of lions or of peacocks). a pride of lions.
be the pride and joy of to be the object of the pride of. He was his parents' pride and joy.
the pride of the finest thing in (a certain group etc). The pride of our collection is this painting
pride of place the most important place. They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase.
pride oneself on to take pride in, or feel satisfaction with (something one has done, achieved etc). He prides himself on his driving skill.
take pride in to feel pride about. You should take more pride in (=care more for) your appearance.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pride
→ فَخْر pýcha stolthed Stolz περηφάνεια orgullo ylpeys fierté ponos orgoglio 誇り 긍지 trots stolthet duma orgulho гордость stolthet ความภาคภูมิใจ gurur sự tự hào 骄傲Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pride
n orgulloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.