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From Middle English pride , from Old English prȳde , prȳte ( “ pride ” ) (compare Old Norse prýði ( “ bravery, pomp ” ) ), derivative of Old English prūd ( “ proud ” ) . More at proud . The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
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pride (countable and uncountable , plural prides )
The quality or state of being proud ; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
( often with of or in ) 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.
He took pride in his work.
He had pride of ownership in his department.
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris .
1912 , G. K. Chesterton , Introduction to Aesop's Fables
Pride goeth before the fall.
That of which one is proud ; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation ; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
Show; ostentation ; glory.
c. 1603–1604 , William Shakespeare , “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed[ward] Blount , published 1623, OCLC 606515358 , [Act III, scene iii]:Pride , pomp and circumstance of glorious war.
Highest pitch ; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
to be in the pride of one's life.
c. 1606 , William Shakespeare , “The Tragedie of Macbeth ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed[ward] Blount , published 1623, OCLC 606515358 , [Act II, scene iv]:a falcon, towering in her pride of place
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness .
Lust ; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
( zoology , collective ) A company of lions or other large felines .
A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.
( zoology ) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis .
Alternative letter-case form of Pride ( “ festival for LGBT people ” ) .
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quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.
Akkadian: 𒌨 m ( bāštu [TEŠ2 ] )
Arabic: كِبْرِيَاء f ( kibriyāʾ )
Armenian: գոռոզություն (hy) ( goṙozutʿyun )
Asturian: arguyu m
Avar: please add this translation if you can
Azerbaijani: qürur , təkəbbür (az) , məğrurluq
Belarusian: го́нар m ( hónar ) , пы́ха f ( pýxa ) , гарды́ня f ( hardýnja ) , фанабэ́рыя f ( fanabéryja ) , ганары́стасць f ( hanarýstascʹ )
Catalan: orgull (ca)
Cherokee: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自負 (zh) , 自负 (zh) ( zìfù ) , 自大 (zh) ( zìdà ) , 妄自尊大 (zh) ( wàngzì-zūndà )
Czech: pýcha (cs) f
Dutch: trots (nl) , fierheid (nl) , eergevoel (nl) n
Estonian: ülbus (et) , kõrkus
Finnish: ylpeys (fi)
French: orgueil (fr) m , fierté (fr)
Galician: orgullo (gl) m
Georgian: სიამაყე ( siamaq̇e ) , ამპარტავნება ( amṗarṭavneba )
German: Hochmut (de) m
Greek: υπερηφάνεια (el) f ( yperifáneia )
Hebrew: גאווה \ גַּאֲוָה (he) f ( gaavá )
Hindi: आरोह (hi) m ( āroh ) , ऊंचाई f ( ū̃cāī ) , ऐंठ (hi) f ( aiṇṭh )
Hungarian: büszkeség (hu)
Icelandic: stolt n
Irish: mórchúis f , anumhlaíocht f
Italian: superbia (it) f , orgoglio (it)
Japanese: 自慢 (ja) ( じまん, jiman ) , 傲慢 (ja) ( ごうまん, gōman )
Korean: 자만 (ko) ( jaman ) , 자부심 (ko) ( jabusim ) , 교만 (ko) ( gyoman )
Latvian: lepnība f , lepnums m
Norwegian: stolthet (no) m
Occitan: orgulh (oc) m
Old English: ofermēttu f
Ossetian: please add this translation if you can
Persian: غرور (fa) ( ğorur )
Plautdietsch: Huachmoot f
Polish: pycha (pl) f
Portuguese: orgulho (pt) m
Romanian: îngâmfare (ro) f , mândrie (ro) f , trufie (ro)
Russian: горды́ня (ru) f ( gordýnja ) , спесь (ru) f ( spesʹ ) , зано́счивость (ru) f ( zanósčivostʹ ) , высокоме́рие (ru) n ( vysokomérije ) , чва́нство (ru) n ( čvánstvo ) , го́нор (ru) m ( gónor )
Scottish Gaelic: uaill f
Slovak: pýcha f
Slovene: ponòs (sl) m , nadutost f
Southern Sami: tjievlies-voete
Spanish: orgullo (es) m
Swedish: stolthet (sv) c
Tagalog: karangalan
Turkish: kibir (tr) , gurur (tr)
Tuvan: чоргаарал ( çorgaaral )
Ukrainian: горди́ня f ( hordýnja ) , го́нор m ( hónor ) , пиха́ f ( pyxá ) , чва́нство (uk) n ( čvánstvo ) , фуду́лія f ( fudúlija )
Walloon: firté (wa) f
Welsh: balchder m
Yiddish: גאווה ( gayve )
sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one
Arabic: فَخْر m ( faḵr )
Armenian: հպարտություն (hy) ( hpartutʿyun )
Azerbaijani: qürur , fəxr , iftixar
Belarusian: го́рдасць f ( hórdascʹ )
Bulgarian: го́рдост (bg) f ( górdost )
Catalan: orgull (ca) m
Cherokee: ᎠᏢᏉᏛ ( atlvquodv )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 驕傲 (zh) , 骄傲 (zh) ( jiāo'ào ) , 自尊 (zh) ( zìzūn )
Czech: hrdost f
Danish: stolthed c
Dutch: trots (nl) , eigendunk (nl) , zelfvoldaanheid (nl)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Estonian: ülbus (et)
Faroese: erni n , stoltleiki m
Finnish: ylpeys (fi)
French: fierté (fr) f , orgueil (fr) m
Galician: orgullo (gl) m
German: Stolz (de) m
Greek: αξιοπρέπεια (el) f ( axioprépeia )
Hebrew: גאווה \ גַּאֲוָה (he) f ( gaavá )
Hindi: गर्व (hi) m ( garv )
Hungarian: önbecsülés (hu) , önérzet (hu)
Icelandic: stolt n
Irish: uaill f , mórtas m
Italian: orgoglio (it) m
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傲慢 (zh) ( àomàn )
Chuukese: namanam tekia
Dutch: trots (nl) , fierheid (nl) , hoogmoed (nl) , eigenwaan (nl) , kapsones (nl) m
Estonian: ülbus (et)
Finnish: ylpeys (fi) , kopeus (fi)
French: fierté (fr) f , orgueil (fr) m
Galician: soberbia (gl) f , fachenda (gl) f
German: Hochmut (de) m , Trotz (de) m , Dünkel (de) m
Greek: υπεροψία (el) f ( yperopsía ) , περιφρόνηση (el) f ( perifrónisi ) , εγωισμός (el) ( egoismós ) , οίηση (el) f ( oíisi )
Hungarian: gőg (hu) , dölyf (hu)
Irish: borrachas m , uaill f , mórtas m
that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem
highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory
consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness
lust; sexual desire; especially, an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast
small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis )
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pride (third-person singular simple present prides , present participle priding , simple past and past participle prided )
( reflexive ) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
1820 , Washington Irving , The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion and clattering about the room you would have thought Saint Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person.
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take or experience pride in something
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Part or all of this entry 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. (See the entry for pride in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
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