proud

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adjective, proud·er, proud·est.

feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).

having, proceeding from, or showing a high opinion of one's own dignity, importance, or superiority.

having or showing self-respect or self-esteem.

highly gratifying to the feelings or self-esteem: It was a proud day for him when his son entered college.

highly honorable or creditable: a proud achievement.

stately, majestic, or magnificent: proud cities.

of lofty dignity or distinction: a proud name; proud nobles.

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pleased; happy: I'm proud to meet you.

full of vigor and spirit: a proud young stallion.

Obsolete. brave.

OTHER WORDS FOR proud

1 contented, self-satisfied.

2 overbearing, self-important, disdainful, imperious, presumptuous.

6 noble, imposing, splendid.

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OPPOSITES FOR proud

1 dissatisfied.

2 humble.

5 dishonorable.

6 mean; impoverished; lowly.

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Idioms about proud

do one proud,

to be a source of pride or credit to a person: His conduct in such a difficult situation did him proud.
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly: You really did us proud with this supper.

Origin of proud

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English prūd, prūt “arrogant” (cognate with Old Norse prūthr “stately, fine”), apparently from Vulgar Latin; compare Old French prud, prod “gallant, virtuous,” Late Latin prōde “profitable, useful,” from prōde est, back formation of Latin prōdest “it is beneficial, useful,” from Latin prōdesse “to be useful, profit”

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2. Proud, arrogant, haughty imply a consciousness of, or a belief in, one's superiority in some respect. Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of or a justifiable pride concerning someone else: proud of his son. Arrogant applies to insolent or overbearing behavior, arising from an exaggerated belief in one's importance: arrogant rudeness. Haughty implies lofty reserve and confident, often disdainful assumption of superiority over others: the haughty manner of the butler in the play.

OTHER WORDS FROM proud

proudly, adverbproudness, nounun·proud, adjective

Words nearby proud

protuberancy, protuberant, protuberate, proturan, protyle, proud, proud as a peacock, proud flesh, proudful, proudhearted, Proudhon

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How to use proud in a sentence

I’m proud to teach at a school where we’ve taken the concerns and views of our parents seriously and better yet, taken action.
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I was fully convinced that we were all doomed to be outsiders for our entire lives, and secretly, I was kind of proud of that.
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For performance management, we decided to combine it with our goals and ask employees to tell us what three to five things they are most proud of, and what they need more or less of from their manager.
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What stuck out to me, too, was how proud it seemed like the former players were of the current players for taking this stand.
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He was proud of what he believed in, he stood up for it, and he fought for it.
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I had wanted to give him something, something to make him proud.
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But that makes the Ismael brothers no less proud of the resistance that they and other fellow fighters have put up.
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She added: “NBC News is proud to have David in the important anchor chair of ‘Meet the Press.’ ”
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We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth.
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Hitchcock is very proud of his kitchen; he's comfortable here.
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I, therefore, deliver it as a maxim, that whoever desires the character of a proud man ought to conceal his vanity.
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You never cared—you were too proud to care; and when I spoke to you about my fault, you did n't even know what I meant.
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To be so humbled in the knowledge of any living being, was the vultures of Prometheus to the proud heart of Ripperda.
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You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
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"I'm not proud," replied Davy, provoked at being mixed up with Gobobbles in this way.
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British Dictionary definitions for proud

proud

/ (praʊd) /

adjective

(foll by of, an infinitive, or a clause) pleased or satisfied, as with oneself, one's possessions, achievements, etc, or with another person, his or her achievements, qualities, etc

feeling honoured or gratified by or as if by some distinction

having an inordinately high opinion of oneself; arrogant or haughty

characterized by or proceeding from a sense of pridea proud moment

having a proper sense of self-respect

stately or distinguished

bold or fearless

(of a surface, edge, etc) projecting or protruding from the surrounding area

(of animals) restive or excited, esp sexually; on heat

adverb

do someone proud

to entertain someone on a grand scalethey did us proud at the hotel
to honour or distinguish a personhis honesty did him proud

Derived forms of proud

proudly, adverbproudness, noun

Word Origin for proud

Late Old English prūd, from Old French prud, prod brave, from Late Latin prōde useful, from Latin prōdesse to be of value, from prōd-, variant of prō- for + esse to be

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