English

Etymology
ME. pride, prute from OE. pryte

Pronunciation
IPA|/praɪd/
audio|en-us-pride.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪd

Noun
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en-noun

1. 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.

#*The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.�William Blake

1. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
2. That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
3. A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.
4. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.
5. Show; ostentation; glory.
6. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,

#*to be in the pride of one's life.

1. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
2. Lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
3. A company of lions.

Macedonian: го�до�� (gordost) f
Portuguese: t+|pt|orgulho|m
Russian: t|ru|го�до���|f|trgórdost�|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|orgullo|m
Swedish: stolthet c
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trans-top|proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct
Finnish: t|fi|ylpeys, t|fi|ylimielisyys, t|fi|kopeus
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Russian: t|ru|го�д�н�|f|trgordýn'a|scCyrl, t|ru|�пе��|f|trsp'es'|scCyrl, t|ru|зано��иво���|f|trzanóš'ivost'|scCyrl, t|ru|в��окоме�ие|n|trvysokom'érije|scCyrl, t|ru|�ван��во|n|tr�vánstvo|scCyrl
Swedish: stolthet c
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trans-top|that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem
Finnish: t|fi|ylpeydenaihe
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Russian: t|ru|го�до���|f|trgórdost�|scCyrl
Swedish: stolthet c
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trans-top|small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis)
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trans-top|quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc.
Finnish: t|fi|ylpeys
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Russian: t|ru|го�д�н�|f|trgordýn'a|scCyrl, t|ru|�пе��|f|trsp'es'|scCyrl, t|ru|зано��иво���|f|trzanóš'ivost'|scCyrl, t|ru|в��окоме�ие|n|trvysokom'érije|scCyrl, t|ru|�ван��во|n|tr�vánstvo|scCyrl
Swedish: stolthet c
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trans-top|show; ostentation; glory
Finnish: t|fi|ylvästely
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Russian: t|ru|го�до���|f|trgórdost�|scCyrl
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trans-top|highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life
Finnish: t+|fi|huippu
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Russian: t|ru|�а��ве�|m|trrascv'ét|scCyrl, t|ru|�азга�|m|trrazgár|scCyrl
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trans-top|consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness
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trans-top|lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast
Finnish: t-|fi|kiima
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trans-top|company of lions
Czech: t-|cs|sme�ka|f
Finnish: t-|fi|lauma
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Russian: t|ru|п�айд|m|trprajd|scCyrl
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ttbc|Cebuano: garbo
ttbc|Dutch: trots
ttbc|French: fierté f, orgueil m (1,2,3)
ttbc|Hindi: �र�व (garva)
ttbc|German: Stolz m, Etelkeit f, Hochmut m
ttbc|Italian: orgoglio m
ttbc|Marathi: �र�व (garva)
ttbc|Portuguese: orgulho m (1,2,3)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: uaill f, pròis f, àrdan m, uabhar m
ttbc|Serbian: ponos m, gordost f, oholost f
ttbc|Slovene: ponos m (1,2)
ttbc|Spanish: orgullo m
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Verb
en-verb|prides|priding|prided|prided

1. To experience or pride.

#:I pride myself on being a good judge of character, but pride goes before the fall and I'm not a good judge of my own character so I'm often wrong without knowing it and fall in with a bad crowd.

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