pride
The quality or state of being proud.
Noun 4 meanings
The quality or state of being proud.
“He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.”
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
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
“Her long ginger hair is her pride.”
Show; ostentation; glory.
Verb 1 meaning
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
“I pride myself on being a good judge of character.”
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.
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PRIDE at a glance
PRIDE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,015 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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