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PRIDE
pride, superbia
(noun) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
pride
(noun) the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
pride, pridefulness
(noun) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
pride
(noun) satisfaction with your (or another’s) achievements; “he takes pride in his son’s success”
pride
(noun) a group of lions
pride, plume, congratulate
(verb) be proud of; “He prides himself on making it into law school”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
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.
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
• to be in the pride of one's life.
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.
(zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
Synonyms
• (a sense of one's own worth): dignity; See also pride
• (proud or disdainful behavior): conceit, disdain; See also arrogance
• (lust; sexual desire): See also lust
• (lamprey species): prid, sandpiper
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• pried, redip, riped
Etymology
Proper noun
Pride (plural Prides)
A festival primarily for LGBT people, usually organized annually within a city.
A movement encouraging no shame and positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQI* peoples.
Anagrams
• pried, redip, riped
Source: Wiktionary
Pride, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.
Pride, n. Etym: [AS. pryte; akin to Icel. pryedhi honor, ornament, pr to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See Proud.]
1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others. Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Dan. iv. 37. Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt. Franklin.
2. 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. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. Goldsmith. A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants. Macaulay.
3. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain. Let not the foot of pride come against me. Ps. xxxvi. 11. That hardly we escaped the pride of France. Shak.
4. That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self- gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc. Lofty trees yclad with summer's pride. Spenser. I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. Zech. ix. 6. A bold peasantry, their country's pride. Goldsmith.
5. Show; ostentation; glory. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war. Shak.
6. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life. A falcon, towering in her pride of place. Shak.
7. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast. [Obs.] Pride of India, or Pride of China. (Bot.) See Margosa.
– Pride of the desert (Zoöl.), the camel.
Syn.
– Self-exaltation; conceit; hauteur; haughtiness; lordliness; loftiness.
– Pride, Vanity. Pride is a high or an excessive esteem of one's self for some real or imagined superiority, as rank, wealth, talents, character, etc. Vanity is the love of being admired, praised, exalted, etc., by others. Vanity is an ostentation of pride; but one may have great pride without displaying it. Vanity, which is etymologically "emptiness," is applied especially to the exhibition of pride in superficialities, as beauty, dress, wealth, etc.
Pride, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prided; p. pr. & vb. n. Priding.]
Definition: To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume;
– used reflexively. Bp. Hall. Pluming and priding himself in all his services. South.
Pride, v. i.
Definition: To be proud; to glory. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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