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- 1 A surname.
- 1 The quality or state of being proud.; A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc). countable, uncountable
"He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers."
- 2 The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis. uncountable
- 3 A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights.
"The Penn. Council for Sexual Minorities and the Penn. Rural Gay Caucus have rescheduled their gay conference for April 7, 8 and 9. Pride '78 has been expanded following the snowstorm which postponed the conference in January. […] Groups, merchants, craftspeople and individuals interested in attending Pride '78 should call 717-697-3482 or 215-437-2642."
- 4 unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) wordnet
- 5 The quality or state of being proud.; An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQ people.
- 7 the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards wordnet
- 8 Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance. countable, uncountable
"Pride goeth before the fall."
- 9 a feeling of self-respect and personal worth wordnet
- 10 Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example countable, uncountable
"Her long ginger hair is her pride."
- 11 satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements wordnet
- 12 Show; ostentation; glory. countable, uncountable
"lofty trees yclad with summer's pride"
- 13 a group of lions wordnet
- 14 Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory. countable, uncountable
"a falcon, towering in her pride of place"
- 15 Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness. countable, uncountable
- 16 Lust or heat; sexual desire (especially in a female animal) archaic, countable, uncountable
- 17 A company of lions or other large felines. collective, countable, uncountable
"A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own."
- 18 Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”). alt-of, countable, uncountable
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:pride."
- 1 To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it. reflexive
"I pride myself on being a good judge of character."
- 2 be proud of wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
From Middle English pryde, from Middle Low German lampride, from Medieval Latin lampreda.
From gay pride, Gay Pride.
The word has two main origins: * A nickname from Welsh prid (“precious, dear”). * From pride, a nickname for a vain or haughty person.
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