pride

  • 81pride — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd proud more at proud Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being proud: as a. inordinate self esteem ; conceit b. a reasonable or justifiable self respect c.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 82pride — 01. The little girl smiled with [pride] when her grandmother complimented her on the skirt she had made in sewing class. 02. Felix walked [proudly] up to the stage to receive his award. 03. You are now the [proud] father of a beautiful little… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 83pride — 1. noun /praɪd/ a) The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of ones own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of… …

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  • 84pride — noun 1》 a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions that do one credit.     ↘something which causes this. 2》 consciousness of one s own dignity.     ↘the quality of having an excessively high… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 85Pride — Often a disputed ‘virtue’, pride is another motivator for men in general, valued by knights in some measure, but frequently preached against by the church. I believe that a distinction can be plainly seen between pride, the quality of valuing… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 86pride — noun 1) a source of pride Syn: self esteem, dignity, honour, self respect 2) pride in a job well done Syn: pleasure, joy, delight, gratification, fulfilment, satisfaction, sense of …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 87pride — [OE] The original Old English noun for ‘pride’ was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd ‘proud’ (ancestor of modern English proud). This changed in the 11th century to pryde, probably under the influence of the adjective, and subsequently… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 88pride —    an erect penis    Shortened form of pride of the morning, an erection of the penis upon waking, which comes from the proper meaning, a mist or shower heralding a fine day:     Said a just wed professor named Ted,    To a redhead coed in his… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 89pride — n 1. arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, hoity toity, Inf. uppitiness, Inf. toploftiness; hubris, overconfidence, cocksureness, presumption, bumptiousness, overbearingness, overweeningness. 2. conceit, vanity, vainglory, vaingloriousness, bo varism …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 90pride —   Ha aheo, kei, keha (favorable); mana o ki eki e, ho oki eki e, pehu (conceit). See proud.    ♦ Pride in ancestry, he e hōlua (see hōlua).    ♦ Pride of the homeland, maka lehua no ke one hānau …

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