Pride Definition
prīd
prided, prides, priding
noun
prides
Haughty behavior resulting from this; arrogance.
Webster's New World
Proper respect for oneself; sense of one's own dignity or worth; self-respect.
Webster's New World
Delight or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements, in associations, etc.
Webster's New World
Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness.
American Heritage
An unduly high opinion of oneself; exaggerated self-esteem; conceit.
Webster's New World
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verb
prided, prides, priding
To make proud.
Webster's New World
To indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction.
I pride myself on this beautiful garden.
American Heritage
(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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
pride oneself on
- to be proud of
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pride
- pride oneself on
Origin of Pride
From Middle English pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride") (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp")), derivative of Old English prÅ«d (“proud").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English prȳde from prūd proud proud
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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