Dictionary

prideful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹʌɪdfəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English pridefulle, prydefull, equivalent to pride + -ful.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Scotland, US) Full of pride.
   • The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful. 2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “Catelyn [Stark]”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 393:
2. (Canada, Scotland, US) Taking pride in something.
   • Where is the candle choice? the curtained charm? / Where each accompaniment we would espy? / The ever-wanted change, all clean and dry, / The wholesome gearing of the tiny form? / The father prideful as the scene reveals? / And the fond mother smiling as she feels? 1841 February, One of the People [pseudonym], “The Palace-Mother. […]”, in Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine for 1841, volume VIII, number LXXXVI, Edinburgh: William Tait, […], →OCLC, page 110, column 1:
   • But, like Dad, I had certain standards that I lived by. Whatever I did, I determined to do the best I could at it. I was prideful about keeping my word and starting what I finished. 1985, Chuck Yeager, Leo Janos, “Starting from Scratch”, in Yeager: An Autobiography, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 9:
   • When the English fascist Oswald Mosley’s gangs marched through the Jewish East End of London in 1936, they shouted, “Down with the Yids.” Throughout history, plenty of other Jew haters have used the term in exactly this fashion. But Tottenham fans actually apply the moniker to themselves in a complimentary, prideful way. 2004, Franklin Foer, “How Soccer Explains the Jewish Question”, in How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 78:

Forms

Deriveds

unprideful · pridefully · pridefulness

Synonyms

arrogant · haughty · disdainful

Translations (95)

fo erpin (full of pride) · fi ylpeä (full of pride) · hu gőgös (full of pride) · gd uaibhreach (full of pride) · ru высокоме́рный (full of pride) · gl orgulloso (full of pride) · pt soberbo (full of pride) · hu önhitt (full of pride) · ga uaibhreach (full of pride) · ang ofermōd (full of pride) · hu felfuvalkodott (full of pride) · grc γαῦρος (full of pride) · es soberbio (full of pride) · ka ამაყი (full of pride) · fa فنوده (full of pride) · nl trots (full of pride) · ka ამპარტავანი (full of pride) · fy grutsk (full of pride) · gd àrdanach (full of pride) · ga mórchúiseach (full of pride) · hu dölyfös (full of pride) · fa خودبین (full of pride) · hi घमंडी (full of pride) · kk тәкаппар (full of pride) · hu öntelt (full of pride) · ga postúil (full of pride) · hu elbizakodott (full of pride) · eo aroganta (full of pride) · sh gȏrd (full of pride) · dsb gjardy (full of pride) · fi ylimielinen (full of pride) · de stolz (full of pride) · ro orgolios (full of pride) · egy q-A-A28-Aa17-Z1 (full of pride) · mi whakatamatama (full of pride) · fa بدبروت (full of pride) · ja 自信過剰な (full of pride) · pl dumny (full of pride) · ar مَغْرُور (full of pride) · io fiera (full of pride) · tg мағрур (full of pride) · ca arrogant (full of pride) · it fiero (full of pride) · uz magʻrur (full of pride) · fa مغرور (full of pride) · la superbus (full of pride) · ja 自慢の (full of pride) · eo fiera (full of pride) · cmn 傲然 (full of pride) · ro îngâmfat (full of pride) · ru зано́счивый (full of pride) · fi koppava (full of pride) · es desvanecido (desus.) (full of pride) · ja 高慢な (full of pride) · kk менмен (full of pride) · hu kevély (full of pride) · ru надме́нный (full of pride) · pt orgulhoso (full of pride) · la celsus (full of pride) · ro mândru (full of pride) · fy rom (full of pride) · hi दंभी (full of pride) · vec inpenà (full of pride) · it orgoglioso (full of pride) · cmn 驕傲 /骄傲 (full of pride) · pl zarozumiały (full of pride) · pl wyniosły (full of pride) · hi अभिमानी (full of pride) · fi kopea (full of pride) · ga sotalach (full of pride) · sh го̑рд (full of pride) · nl fier (full of pride) · fr orgueilleux (full of pride) · no stolt (full of pride) · es soberbioso (full of pride) · gl arrogante (full of pride) · gd pròiseil (full of pride) · lv lepns (full of pride) · ru го́рдый (full of pride) · bg високоме́рен (full of pride) · lv augstprātīgs (full of pride) · cs pyšný (full of pride) · vec altièr (full of pride) · ca orgullós (full of pride) · eo orgojla (full of pride) · km ក្រអឺត (full of pride) · km កំអួក (full of pride) · id sombong (full of pride) · ota بورونلو (full of pride) · ar فَخُور (full of pride) · ms sombong (full of pride) · ru спеси́вый (full of pride) · ja 傲然な (full of pride) · fo errin (full of pride) · ja 傲慢な (full of pride)