Pride
[praɪd]
Definition
(noun.) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins).
(noun.) the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards.
(noun.) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth.
(noun.) satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; 'he takes pride in his son's success'.
(noun.) a group of lions.
(verb.) be proud of; 'He prides himself on making it into law school'.
Editor: Sasha--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.
(n.) 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 in contempt of others.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Show; ostentation; glory.
(n.) Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life.
(n.) Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
(v. t.) To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively.
(v. i.) To be proud; to glory.
Edited by Allison
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Self-esteem, self-exaltation, self-complacency, self-sufficiency, conceit.[2]. Haughtiness, loftiness, lordliness, superciliousness, assumption, insolence, vain-glory, arrogance, HAUTEUR, presumption.[3]. Elevation (of character), dignity, self-respect.[4]. Ornament, decoration, splendor, show, lustre, brightness, effulgence, glory.
Typist: Merritt
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Loftiness, haughtiness, lordliness, self-exaltation, arrogance, conceit,vainglory
ANT:Lowliness, meekness, modesty, self-distrust
Edited by Albert
Definition
n. state or feeling of being proud: too great self-esteem: haughtiness: overbearing treatment of others: a proper sense of what is becoming to one's self: a feeling of pleasure on account of something worthily done: that of which men are proud: that which excites boasting: elevation loftiness: beauty displayed ornament ostentation: high spirit mettle: (Shak.) lust.—v.t. to have or take pride: to value as one's self &c.—adj. Pride′ful.—adv. Pride′fully.—n. Pride′fulness.—adj. Pride′less.
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Examples
- People will pay as freely to gratify one passion as another, their resentment as their pride. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But pride--where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- She brought him some milk, and he drank of it gratefully and lay down again, to forget in pleasant dreams his lost battle and his humbled pride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- What I have said of pride is equally true of humility. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For the time paganism was revived in their hearts, the pride of life was all in all, and they adored none other than themselves. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In short, I made an appeal to that laudable pride in your sister. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It _is_ wonderful, replied Wickham, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride; and pride had often been his best friend. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Newland Archer prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I speak advisedly when I saw Mr. Davis prided himself on his military capacity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Happily Van Alstyne prided himself on his summing up of social aspects, and with Selden for audience was eager to show the sureness of his touch. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- General Pillow, next in command, was conceited, and prided himself much on his services in the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We are a non-productive race, priding ourselves upon our non-productiveness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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