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English

Etymology

Late prud|prūd, from prud ‘brave, gallant’ (modern French preux), from late Latin *prōdis, apparently related to Latin prodesse|prōdesse ‘to be of value’.

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. Having a high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
  2. * Godolphin Horne Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black. Hillair Belloc.
  3. : 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. gratified|Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
  5. : I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.
  6. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
  7. : I was too proud to apologise.
  8. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
  9. : It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
  10. brave|Brave, valiant; gallant.
  11. Standing out or raised; swollen.
  12. : After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
  13. Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
  14. 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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Translations

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Cs-proud.ogg


Noun

  1. current
  2. current


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Proud \Proud\, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] [OE.
proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel.
pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf.
Pride.]
1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:
(a) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem;
overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant;
haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
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Nor much expect
A foe so proud will first the weaker seek.
--Milton.
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O death, made proud with pure and princely
beauty ! --Shak.
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And shades impervious to the proud world's
glare. --Keble.
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(b) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem;
exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of
one's country. "Proud to be checked and soothed."
--Keble.
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Are we proud men proud of being proud ?
--Thackeray.
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2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation;
worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent;
admirable; ostentatious. "Of shadow proud." --Chapman.
"Proud titles." --Shak. " The proud temple's height."
--Dryden.
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Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud
Are mantled with a golden cloud. --Keble.
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3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the
females of some animals. --Sir T. Browne.
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Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation
of compounds which, for the most part, are
self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded,
proud-swelling.
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Proud flesh (Med.), a fungous growth or excrescence of
granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.
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WordNet proud
adj 1: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you
measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride;
"proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a
proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud
name"; "proud princes" [ant: humble]
2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic]
Moby Dictionary
Babylonian , Corinthian , arrogant , assured , august , awe-inspiring ,
awful , barbaric , big , bloated , boastful , braggart , cavalier ,
cocksure , cocky , complacent , conceited , condescending , confident ,
contemptuous , convinced , creditable , decided , deluxe , determined ,
dignified , disdainful , dismissive , distinguished , domineering ,
egotistical , elaborate , elegant , eminent , erect , estimable ,
extravagant , fancy , fine , glorious , gorgeous , grand , grandiose ,
gratified , great , haughty , high and mighty , high-and-mighty ,
high-faluting , high-flown , high-handed , high-headed , high-nosed ,
hoity-toity , honorable , honored , house-proud , hubristic , huffy ,
illustrious , imperious , important , imposing , impressive ,
independent , insolent , lofty , lordly , luxurious , magnificent ,
majestic , masterful , narcissistic , noble , notable , noted ,
noteworthy , ostentatious , overbearing , overconfident , oversure ,
overweening , palatial , patronizing , persuaded , pleased with , plush ,
poised , pompous , posh , positive , pretentious , prideful , princely ,
prominent , proud as Lucifer , proud-blooded , proud-looking ,
proud-minded , proud-spirited , proudful , proudhearted , purse-proud ,
reassured , reputable , respected , resplendent , ritzy , secure ,
self-assured , self-conceited , self-confident , self-esteeming ,
self-important , self-reliant , self-respecting , self-satisfied ,
self-sufficient , smug , snobbish , snooty , snotty , splendacious ,
splendid , splendiferous , splendorous , stately , stiff-necked ,
stuck-up , stuffy , sublime , sumptuous , superb , supercilious ,
superfancy , superfine , superior , sure , swank , swanky , swell ,
toplofty , unafraid , undoubting , unfaltering , unhesitating ,
unwavering , uppish , uppity , upstage , vain , vainglorious , worthy


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