EGAVE

pride

About 20.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. 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).
    He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.
  2. noun A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
    He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
  5. noun 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
    Her long ginger hair is her pride.
  6. noun Show; ostentation; glory.
  7. noun Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
  8. noun Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.

Similar words

pridefulness congratulate preen plume superbia arrogance hubris proud ego boast

Often followed by

and in of to that is was or themselves

Word family

LGBT Pride LGBTQ Pride Pride Thomas Pride matter of pride prided prided herself on prides priding swallow her pride

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