Pride

Word PRIDE
Character 5
Hyphenation pride
Pronunciations /pɹaɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Pride"

What do we mean by pride?

A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect. noun

Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association. noun

Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness. noun

A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction; the best of a group or class. noun

The most successful or thriving condition; prime. noun

An excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit. noun

Mettle or spirit in horses. noun

A group of lions, usually consisting of several related females and their offspring and a small number of unrelated adult males. noun

A flamboyant or impressive group. noun

To indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction. transitive verb

The state or condition of being proud, or a feeling of elation or exultation on account of what one is or has or is connected with, in any sense. noun

A becoming and dignified sense of what is due to one's personality, character, or position; firm self-respect. noun

A reasonable feeling of elation or exultation in view of one's doings, achievements, or possessions, or those of a person or persons intimately connected with one. noun

Haughty or arrogant bearing or conduct; overbearing treatment of others; insolent exultation; vainglorying. noun

Exuberance of animal spirits; warmth of temperament; mettle. noun

Hence Lust; sexual desire; especially, the excitement of the sexual appetite in a female animal. noun

Wantonness; extravagance; excess; hence, impertinence; impudence. noun

That which is or may be a cause of pride; that of which men are proud. noun

Highest pitch; elevation; loftiness; the best or most admired part of a thing; the height; full force, extent, or quantity. noun

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,

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

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

(collective) A company of lions or other large felines.

The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

Alternative letter-case form of Pride.

A gathering of poets for the purpose of exchanging ideas and styles Urban Dictionary

The name of a group of lions. Usually consists of one male and up to 30 females. Urban Dictionary

Noun 1. a feeling of greatness/superiority based on one's origin, often said randomly, ocassionally followed by some sort of secret handshake and/or high five asian pride, jew pride Urban Dictionary

To quote Ayn Rand: "Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has to be earned." Urban Dictionary

Gay and Lesbian Pride. In particular, the celebrations that happen every year commemorating the Stonewall Riots, that usually involve a parade and/or festival. Urban Dictionary

Commonly used as the phrase 'look at all that pride' or 'look at all that motherfucking pride' this phrase suggests an immense amount of satisfaction with oneself or with another fellow being. Urban Dictionary

To be proud of something or someone of value. Urban Dictionary

A man's "family jewels" or his penis because of culture's obsession with sons carrying down the family name. Urban Dictionary

Like a wilderness on an airplane Urban Dictionary

He had pride in himself for not giving in to his temptations Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pride

The word "pride" in example sentences

I. i.172 (320,1) strain'd pride] The oldest copy reads _strayed pride_; that is, _pride exorbitant_; pride passing due bounds. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

In line 508 ‘pride’ hardly gives full expression to the idea of _wlence, _ which signifies not only _pride_, but _vain pride, of empty end_. ❋ Chauncey Brewster Tinker (1919)

Temperate men are not governed in their religious researches by the pride of peculiarity nor the influence of party views, and a faithful trial ought to have been made in order to convince of error before the charge of _pride of peculiarity_, or the influence of party views, could with propriety have been made. ❋ Hosea Ballou (1811)

_A just pride, a proper and becoming pride_, are terms which we daily hear from ❋ William Wilberforce (1796)

And your leSbn, fo far from teaching humility, fcems rather to juftify what you term pride* ❋ Unknown (1781)

But his pride is already chasing after the mope, dragging all the rest of him along with it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whether that means going to food stamps, or taking advantage of some other program for the indigent, swallowing your pride is a much better option than running up a ton of debt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Better fall, with what you call pride, than stand with meanness. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Between Blackburn Hill and Enderly Road very little social intercourse existed and, as the Road people resented what they called the pride of Blackburn Hill, there was a good deal of bad feeling between the two districts. ❋ Unknown (1908)

Never mind if he were tired of her; never mind if she must humble what she called her pride, and plead with him to keep his word; never mind anything -- except this dreadful revelation: that no one of us may do that which, if done by all, would destroy society. ❋ Margaret Wade Campbell Deland (1901)

You may touch his pocket; -- or his pride, what he calls his pride, a damnable devilish inhuman vanity; or his name, -- that bugbear of a title by which he trusts to cover his baseness; or his skin, for he is a coward. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

Historically, gay culture has been underpinned by the word "pride". ❋ Unknown (2011)

That we may comprehend this the better, we must suppose, that nature has given to the organs of the human mind, a certain disposition fitted to produce a peculiar impression or emotion, which we call pride: To this emotion she has assigned a certain idea, viz, that of self, which it never fails to produce. ❋ David Hume (1743)

For they may be delivered and set up for a while, but it will appear that God resists them, and that their pride is a preface to their fall; and, if so, they are truly miserable, and it is folly to call them happy, and to bless those whom the Lord abhors. ❋ Unknown (1721)

But woe to those who thus exalt themselves, for they shall be abased; their pride is the preface to their destruction. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Yet were the priests now and then angry with him for his great sedateness and reservedness, which they called pride and haughtiness. ❋ Ludvig Holberg (1719)

The word "pride" is your cue that things are about to go south. ❋ Reudaly (2006)

[A pride] of [poets] met at the [coffee house]. ❋ Smaug71 (2015)

[The savannah] can be [home] to many different [lion] pride territories. ❋ Victoria R (2006)

Person 1: hey so tell me bout yourself Person2: [well man], im 16 i like [hangin] wit my homies [JEW] PRIDE and sometimes JEW PRIDE i do my homework JEW PRIDE Person 1: uhhhhh, gotta go.way too much pride for me to handle! ❋ Shadow (2004)

[Uh]..[example]? What? Why must I [provide] an example? ❋ A Equals A (2005)

Robert [danced] with his husband [Phillip] at pride. "Are you going to pride this Saturday?" "No, I have to work. My boss is a homophobic [breeder], and says I can't." ❋ Sean Daugherty (2006)

[look at] [all that] pride ❋ Drpride (2011)

she sure has pride in her [country], [watch] as she salutes [the flag]! ❋ AMERICAN! (2003)

"[Ow]! [The kid] just kicked his [family's] pride." ❋ Harassmik (2005)

Chase: What is pride? [Ivan]: Pride is like a [wilderness] on an [airplane] ❋ Bossmama3000 (2021)

❋ Anonymous (2003)

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