English Dictionary
Definition of “pride”
pride (praɪd
)
Definitions
noun
- a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
- excessive self-esteem; conceit
- a source of pride
- satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a) pride in)
- the better or most superior part of something; flower
- the most flourishing time
- a group (of lions)
- the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit
- archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal
- archaic display, pomp, or splendour
- See pride of place
verb
- (tr; foll by on or upon) to take pride in (oneself) for
- (intr) to glory or revel (in)
Alternative Forms
ˈprideful adjective ˈpridefully adverb Word Origin
Old English prӯda; related to Latin prodesse to be useful, Old Norse prūthr stately; see proud
Synonyms
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conceit,
vanity,
arrogance,
pretension,
presumption,
snobbery,
morgue,
hubris,
smugness,
self-importance,
egotism,
self-love,
hauteur,
pretentiousness,
haughtiness,
loftiness,
vainglory,
superciliousness,
bigheadedness,
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elite,
pick,
best,
choice,
flower,
prize,
cream,
glory,
boast,
treasure,
jewel,
gem,
pride and joy
Pride (praɪd)
Definitions
noun
- Thomas. died 1658, English soldier on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War. He expelled members of the Long Parliament hostile to the army (Pride's Purge, 1648) and signed Charles I's death warrant
Quotations
"Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall"
Bible: Proverbs"And the Devil did grin, for his darling sinIs pride that apes humility"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Translations
- British English:
pride
Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.He felt a sense of pride after he had finished the job.praɪd NOUN He felt a sense of pride after he had finished the job.
- Spanish:
orgullo
nm
- French:
fierté
nf
- German:
Stolz
nm
- Chinese: 骄傲 n
- Arabic: فَخْر n
- Portuguese: orgulho nm
- Russian: гордость nf
- Croatian: ponos nm
- Czech: pýcha nf
- Danish: stolthed nutr
- Dutch: trots nm
- Finnish: ylpeys n
- Greek: περηφάνεια nf
- Italian: orgoglio nm
- Japanese: 誇り n
- Korean: 긍지 n
- Norwegian: stolthet nm
- Polish: duma nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: orgulho nm
- European Spanish:
orgullo
nm
- Swedish: stolthet nutr
- Thai: ความภาคภูมิใจ n
- Turkish: gurur n
- Vietnamese: sự tự hào n
Usage examples
Besides, there was a matter of professional pride at stake here.
Val McDermid, KICK BACK (2002)Small compensation, but when pride is on the line, every bit counts.
Maxim (2005)Ken McGrath restored some pride for Waterford with a goal from a well-struck free in the dying seconds.
Irish Times (2002)A check to make sure all limbs were present and correct, a dusting down, and a pang of pride.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It is our pride in being good which allows us to blame ourselves for a disaster.
Dorothy Rowe, BEYOND FEAR (2002)
