pride
Meanings
noun
- The quality or state of being proud.
- A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
- An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
- 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
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- Lust or heat; sexual desire (especially in a female animal)
- A company of lions or other large felines.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
verb
- To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
noun
- The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
noun
- A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights.
- A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQ people.
name
- A surname.
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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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