Definitions for pride
praɪdpride

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pride, pridefulnessnoun

   a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

2. pridenoun

   satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements

   "he takes pride in his son's success"

3. pridenoun

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

4. pridenoun

   a group of lions

5. pride, superbiaverb

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

6. pride, plume, congratulateverb

   be proud of

   "He prides himself on making it into law school"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pridenoun

   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. pridenoun

   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. pridenoun

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

4. pridenoun

   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. pridenoun

   The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

6. pridenoun

   Show; ostentation; glory.

7. pridenoun

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

8. pridenoun

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

9. pridenoun

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

10. prideverb

    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. pridenoun

    A company of lions.

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

1. Pridenoun

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

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

2. Pridenoun

   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

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

3. Pridenoun

   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

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

4. Pridenoun

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

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

5. Pridenoun

   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

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

6. Pridenoun

   show; ostentation; glory

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

7. Pridenoun

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

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

8. Pridenoun

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

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

9. Prideverb

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

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

10. Prideverb

    to be proud; to glory

    Etymology: [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.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pride

   In heraldry, a peacock or other bird, when the tail is spread out in a circular form, and the wings drooped, is said to be “in his pride.”

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Group
   • Feeling
   • Satisfaction
   • Trait

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

How to pronounce pride?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Seo Jae-pyoung:

   The difference between being a Party member or non-member used to be the difference between being treated like a human or not, the pride people got from being a member of the Party has weakened. People only care about money now.

2. Nicklas Lidstrom:

   During my hockey career I was always focused on the next game or the next season, so I never allowed Nicklas Lidstrom to imagine I'd be hearing from the Hockey Hall of Fame, i took a lot of pride in being dedicated to the game, so it means a great deal to me to be recognized by those who know the game the best.

3. Samuel Johnson:

   Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.

4. Alexander Pope:

   At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.

5. Kurt Vonnegut: Breakfast of Champions:

   1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.

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