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Princeton's WordNet
proud(adj)
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
"proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
gallant, lofty, majestic, proud(adj)
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
"a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
Wiktionary
proud(Adjective)
Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.
proud(Adjective)
Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
I was too proud to apologise.
proud(Adjective)
Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
proud(Adjective)
Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
proud(Adjective)
Brave, valiant; gallant.
proud(Adjective)
Standing out or raised; swollen.
After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
proud(Adjective)
Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
proud(Adjective)
Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.
Webster Dictionary
Proud
feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense
Etymology: [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. prt; akin to Icel. prr stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
Proud
possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous
Etymology: [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. prt; akin to Icel. prr stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
Proud
having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country
Etymology: [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. prt; akin to Icel. prr stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
Proud
giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious
Etymology: [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. prt; akin to Icel. prr stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
Proud
excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals
Etymology: [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. prt; akin to Icel. prr stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]
Freebase
Proud
Proud is the debut solo album by Heather Small, lead singer of M People. The title track was released as the first single and became a hit worldwide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Proud
prowd (comp. Proud′er; superl. Proud′est), adj. having excessive self-esteem: arrogant: haughty: having a proper sense of what is becoming: daring: grand: ostentatious: giving reason for pride or boasting.—n. Proud′-flesh, a growth or excrescence of flesh in a wound.—adjs. Proud′-heart′ed (Shak.), having a proud spirit; Proud′ish, somewhat proud.—adv. Proud′ly.—adj. Proud′-mind′ed (Shak.), proud in mind.—n. Proud′ness, the state or quality of being proud: pride.—adjs. Proud′-pied (Shak.), gorgeously variegated; Proud′-stom′ached, of haughty spirit, arrogant. [A.S. prut, proud, prýte, pride.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'proud' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3207
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Rank popularity for the word 'proud' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2885
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'proud' in Adjectives Frequency: #420
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of proud in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of proud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of proud in a Sentence
Now, that was a euphemism, i thought I was really, really in trouble. My father never once raised his hand to any one of his children — never once — and I thought I was in trouble. He pulled me aside and said, 'Joey, you shouldn't do that, but I'm proud of you, son.'.
I will run on it, cause I’ve been talking about it. It was the first speech I gave, and I’m proud I’m the only one of 17 saying it, and I hope the others will follow.
2019 was a fantastic year for our country and one of the best years in the history of Trump Organization, as shown in the President's Financial Disclosure Form released today, our businesses thrived with strong revenues while remaining underleveraged and maintaining very low levels of debt. Overall, our core businesses were up considerably year-over-year. We have an amazing company and I am very proud of what we accomplished in 2019.
The few, the proud, the bearded.”
What we want is to send a message to China that if they move here, they need to be aware that our borough -- in all of its diversity -- is a place where we're very proud to stand up for human rights.
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- فخور, مغرورArabic
- ғорурBashkir
- гордыBelarusian
- гордBulgarian
- orgullós, arrogantCatalan, Valencian
- pyšný, hrdý, slavnýCzech
- stoltDanish
- stolzGerman
- υπερήφανοςGreek
- fieraEsperanto
- orgullosoSpanish
- مغرورPersian
- ylimielinen, koppava, ylpeä, kopea, uljas, kunniakasFinnish
- orgueilleux, fierFrench
- rom, grutskWestern Frisian
- pròiseil, moiteil, uaibhreach, àrdanachScottish Gaelic
- घमंडीHindi
- büszkeHungarian
- հպարտArmenian
- banggaIndonesian
- fieraIdo
- fiero, orgogliosoItalian
- גאהHebrew
- 自慢, 傲然, 傲慢, 盛り上がった, 誇らしい, 自信過剰, 嬉しい, 高慢Japanese
- superbusLatin
- augstprātīgs, lepnsLatvian
- whakatamatamaMāori
- гордMacedonian
- sombong, banggaMalay
- trots, fierDutch
- stoltNorwegian
- wyniosły, dumnyPolish
- orgulhoso, soberboPortuguese
- надменный, заносчивый, гордый, высокомерный, спесивыйRussian
- hrdýSlovak
- stoltSwedish
- гордийUkrainian
- tự hàoVietnamese
- pleidikVolapük
- proudYiddish
- 骄傲Chinese
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