pride

Meaning of pride

noun
  1. The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
  2. (often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
    He had pride of ownership in his department.
  3. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
  4. That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
  5. Show; ostentation; glory.
  6. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
    to be in the pride of one's life.
  7. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
  8. Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
  9. (collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
    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.
  10. The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
  11. Alternative letter-case form of Pride.
verb
  1. To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
    I pride myself on being a good judge of character.

Information about pride

  • The plural form of pride is: prides.
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Hyphenation of pride

pride

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • pride is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

pride synonyms

Meaning pridefulness:

pridefulness

Meaning superbia:

superbia

Meaning plume:

plume, congratulate

Meaning :

dignity, sandpiper, conceit, disdain

Translation of pride

Anagrams of pride

PEDir, pried, redip, riped

Words that rhyme with pride

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