proud

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Late Old English prūd "arrogant, haughty", akin to Old Norse prūðr "stately, fine", Icel. prúður "stately, handsome", M.Swed. prudh, Dan. prud "handsome", of uncertain origin. Possibly from VL < Old French prud ‘brave, gallant’ (modern French preux), from late Latin *prōdis, related to Latin prōdesse ‘to be of value’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹaʊd/
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  Rhymes: -aʊd

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proud (comparative prouder, superlative proudest)

1. Having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
   • Godolphin Horne Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black. Hillair Belloc.

   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!

2. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.

   I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.

3. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.

   I was too proud to apologise.

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 South.

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• See also Wikisaurus:arrogant

[edit] Antonyms

• ashamed

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• pride

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: dopru
• pudor

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[edit] Noun

proud m.

1. current
2. current (electricity)