Definitions for pride
praɪdpride

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. pride, pridefulness(noun)

   a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

2. pride(noun)

   satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements

   "he takes pride in his son's success"

3. pride(noun)

   the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

4. pride(noun)

   a group of lions

5. pride, superbia(verb)

   unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

6. pride, plume, congratulate(verb)

   be proud of

   "He prides himself on making it into law school"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pride(Noun)

   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 contempt of others.

2. pride(Noun)

   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.

3. pride(Noun)

   Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.

4. pride(Noun)

   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.

5. pride(Noun)

   The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

6. pride(Noun)

   Show; ostentation; glory.

7. pride(Noun)

   Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,

8. pride(Noun)

   Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.

9. pride(Noun)

   Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.

10. pride(Verb)

    To take or experience pride in something, be proud of it.

    I pride myself on being a good judge of character, but pride goes before the fall and I'm not a good judge of my own character so I'm often wrong without knowing it.

11. pride(Noun)

    A company of lions.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pride(noun)

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

2. Pride(noun)

   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. Pride(noun)

   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. Pride(noun)

   proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain

5. Pride(noun)

   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. Pride(noun)

   show; ostentation; glory

7. Pride(noun)

   highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life

8. Pride(noun)

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

9. Pride(verb)

   to indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively

10. Pride(verb)

    to be proud; to glory

Origin: [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Pride

   Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris. With a positive connotation, pride refers to a satisfied sense of attachment toward one's own or another's choices and actions, or toward a whole group of people, and is a product of praise, independent self-reflection, or a fulfilled feeling of belonging. Philosophers and social psychologists have noted that pride is a complex secondary emotion which requires the development of a sense of self and the mastery of relevant conceptual distinctions through language-based interaction with others. Some social psychologists identify it as linked to a signal of high social status. In contrast pride could also be defined as a disagreement with the truth. One definition of pride in the first sense comes from St. Augustine: "the love of one's own excellence". In this sense, the opposite of pride is either humility or guilt; the latter in particular being a sense of one's own failure in contrast to Augustine's notion of excellence.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pride

   prīd, n. state or feeling of being proud: too great self-esteem: haughtiness: overbearing treatment of others: a proper sense of what is becoming to one's self: a feeling of pleasure on account of something worthily done: that of which men are proud: that which excites boasting: elevation, loftiness: beauty displayed, ornament, ostentation: high spirit, mettle: (Shak.) lust.—v.t. to have or take pride: to value, as one's self, &c.—adj. Pride′ful.—adv. Pride′fully.—n. Pride′fulness.—adj. Pride′less. [A.S. prýte—prút, proud.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pride' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3540

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pride' in Nouns Frequency: #1475

Anagrams for pride »

1. pried, riped

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pride in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pride in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pride in a Sentence

1. Belle Knox:

   Scarlet Letter with pride.

2. Claudianus:

   Pride sullies the noblest character.

3. Young:

   We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

4. Sandy Smith:

   It is such a point of pride for the town.

5. Daniel Defoe:

   Pride the first peer and president of hell.

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