proud
adjective
feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
proudness
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a word derived from
proud.
Example Sentences
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Captain Aldcroft spoke of her "absolute proudness" at seeing what they have "built over three years" come to fruition before being chastised by Botterman for making up a word.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
"I feel proudness for him... he's overcome so much in his little life."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
De proudness un a man don't count w'en his head's cold.
From Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings by Joel Chandler Harris
The Lords of Destiny had found him indeed untractable as the great Emperor, the world-figure, and, for his proudness of spirit, had decreed that he should affrightedly tread the earth again as Bunker Bean.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
The Captain of the Port came up, flushed with pride, and said, in his best English, "I am all proudness!"
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
