proud

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From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt ("proud, arrogant, haughty"; compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”)). Cognate with Old Norse prúðr ("gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine"; > Icelandic prúður, Middle Swedish prudh, Danish prud), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin, from Old French prod, prud ("brave, gallant"; > French preux), from an assumed Late Latin *prōdis, related to Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. See also pride.

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proud (comparative prouder, superlative proudest)

  1. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
    I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.
  2. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
    I was too proud to apologise.
  3. (chiefly biblical) Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
    • 1611, Proverbs 16:5, King James Version
      Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Hillair Belloc, Godolphin Horne Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black:
      Godolphin Horne was Nobly Born; / He held the human race in scorn, / And lived with all his sisters where / His father lived, in Berkeley Square. / And oh! The lad was deathly proud! / He never shook your hand or bowed, / But merely smirked and nodded thus: / How perfectly ridiculous! / Alas! That such Affected Tricks / Should flourish in a child of six!
  4. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
    It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
  5. (obsolete) Brave, valiant; gallant.
  6. Standing out or raised; swollen.
    After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
  7. (obsolete) Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
  8. Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.

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gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied
possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves
having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious
generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride
obsolete: brave, valiant; gallant
standing out, swollen
obsolete: excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat
happy, usually used with a sense of honour
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proud m

  1. current
  2. current (electricity)
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