pride

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pride

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English pride from Old English prȳde, pryte (cf. ON prȳði "bravery, pomp"), derivative of OE prūd "proud"

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /praɪd/
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• Rhymes: -aɪd

[edit] 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. 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.
   • The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.—William Blake
3. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (lamprey species) prid, sandpiper

[edit] Derived terms

• prideful

[edit] Related terms

• proud

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. (transitive) 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.

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: prat gaan (op)

[edit] References

Part or all of this page 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deipr
• pried
• riped