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Definition of 'PRIDE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) pride
the state or quality of being proud; self-respect.

2.  pride
a feeling of gratification arising from association with something good or laudable:
civic pride.

3.  pride
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority; conceit; arrogance.

4.  pride
conduct, bearing, etc., displaying such an opinion.

5.  pride
something that causes one to be proud:
Her paintings were the pride of the family.

6.  pride
the best of a group, class, etc.:
This bull is the pride of the herd.

7.  pride
a group of lions.

8.  pride
the most flourishing state or period; prime.

9.  pride
mettle in a horse.

10.  pride
splendor, magnificence, or pomp.

11. (v.t.) pride
to indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usu. fol. by on or upon):
He prides himself on his good memory.

12. (n.) Pride
Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.

Definition of 'PRIDE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pride, pridefulness
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

2. (noun) pride
satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
"he takes pride in his son's success"

3. (noun) pride
the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

4. (noun) pride
a group of lions

5. (verb) pride, superbia
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

6. (verb) pride, plume, congratulate
be proud of
"He prides himself on making it into law school"

Definition of 'PRIDE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) pride
a feeling of dignity or respect for yourself
to hurt sb's pride

2.  pride
a feeling of pleasure because you or sb you know has achieved sth
the pride a mother feels in her children; I'm glad you're taking more pride in your work now.

3.  pride
take pride in
the belief that you are too good or important to do sth; = arrogance
ignorance and pride

4.  pride
pride and joy
your favorite thing or person
My new bike was my pride and joy.

5. (verb) pride
pride yourself on
to be pleased about sth you do very well
a woman who prides herself on her independence

Definition of 'PRIDE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) PRIDE
a small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper

2. (noun) PRIDE
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

3. (noun) PRIDE
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

4. (noun) PRIDE
proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain

5. (noun) PRIDE
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

6. (noun) PRIDE
show; ostentation; glory

7. (noun) PRIDE
highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life

8. (noun) PRIDE
consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast

9. (verb) PRIDE
to indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively

10. (verb) PRIDE
to be proud; to glory

Translation of 'PRIDE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc She looked with pride at her handsome sons.
Afrikaans: trots	Arabic: كِبْرِياء، إعْتِزاز، فَخْ	Bulgarian: гордост
Brazilian: orgulho	Czech: pýcha	German: der Stolz
Danish: stolthed	Greek: περηφάνια	Spanish: orgullo
Estonian: uhkus	Farsi: غرور	Finnish: ylpeys
French: fierté	Hebrew: גָאֲווָה	Hindi: अभिमान, गौरव, गर्व
Croatian: dika	Hungarian: büszkeség	Indonesian: kebanggaan
Icelandic: stolt	Italian: orgoglio	Japanese: 誇り
Korean: 자만심	Lithuanian: pasididžiavimas	Latvian: lepnums
Malay: bangga	Dutch: trots	Norwegian: stolthet
Polish: duma	Persian: غرور	Pashto: غرور،وياړ،لويي
Portuguese: orgulho	Romanian: mândrie	Russian: гордость
Slovak: pýcha	Slovenian: ponos	Serbian: ponos
Swedish: stolthet	Thai: ความภาคภูมิใจ	Turkish: gurur, iftihar
Taiwanese: 自豪，驕傲	Ukrainian: гордість	Urdu: فخر
Vietnamese: sự tự hào	Chinese: 自豪，骄傲
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