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proud en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹaːd/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
• /ˈpɹæʊ̯d/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
• /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”), see also Old English deal), probably from Old French prod, prut (“brave, gallant”) (modern French preux), from Late Latin prōde (“useful”), derived from Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. Compare Old Norse prýði (“ornament; gallantry, bravery”). See also pride. Cognate with German Low German praud, Old Norse prúðr (“gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine”) (Icelandic prúður, Middle Swedish prudh, Danish prud).

Meanings

1. Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
   • LETO: Thufir Hawat has served House Atreides three generations. He swears you are the finest student he has ever taught. Yueh, Gurney and Duncan say the same. Makes me feel very proud. PAUL: I want you to be proud of me. 1984, 19:33 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Leto Atreides and Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
   • Shepard: It's been a long journey, and no one's coming out without scars. But it all comes down to this moment. Shepard: We win or lose it all in the next few minutes. Make me proud. Make yourselves proud. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Collector Base:
   • We're proud of having won / to have won.
2. Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. ▸ That makes one feel proud (of something one did)
   • That was not the proudest thing I did but I can’t deny it.
3. Possessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth.
   • I was too proud to apologise.
   • I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because "it was wicked to dress us like charity children". We nearly crowned her we were so offended. 1963, Margery Allingham, “Justifiably Angry Young Man”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 93:
4. Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious, prideful.
   • Death be not proud; though ſome have called thee / Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not ſoe, [...] 1609 February–August (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “[Holy Sonnets] Sonnet VI [Death Be Not Proud]”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC, page 35:
   • Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he ſhall not be vnpuniſhed. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 16:5:
   • Godolphin Horne was Nobly Born; / He held the human race in scorn, / And lived with all his sisters where / His father lived, in Berkeley Square. / And oh! The lad was deathly proud! / He never shook your hand or bowed, / But merely smirked and nodded thus: / How perfectly ridiculous! / Alas! That such Affected Tricks / Should flourish in a child of six! 1907, Hilaire Belloc, Cautionary Tales for Children, Godolphin Horne Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black:
5. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
   • It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
6. (qualifier:Of things) standing upwards as in the manner of a proud person; stately or majestic.
   • Norsus [...] walked between the lines of soldiers in their bronze armour; keen swords in their hands and proud plumes fluttering from their helmets. 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 77:
7. Standing out or raised; swollen.
   • After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
   • The weld was still a bit proud of the panel, so she ground it down flush.
8. (obsolete) Brave, valiant; gallant.
9. (obsolete) Excited by sexual desire; specifically of a female animal: in heat.

Forms

Antonyms

meek · modest · embarrassed · humble (antonym(s) of) · ashamed (antonym(s) of) · humiliated

Deriveds

proudish · house-proud · purse-proud · proud-pied · proudhearted · ultraproud · color proud · proud-heartedly · houseproud · house proud · unproud · proudfall · misproud · proud-heartedness · proudful · proudly · proudness · winter-proud · proud as a peacock · colour proud · proudsome · do someone proud · proudling · colour-proud · proudwork · proud as Lucifer · piss proud · color-proud · proud-stomached · proud flesh · overproud · proud as Punch · proud-hearted

Relateds

pride · prude · prideful

Synonyms

vain · arrogant (having excessive sense of one's own worth) · self-confident (having reasonable sense of one's own worth) · conceited

Translations (158)

sk hrdý (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fy batsk (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · cs slavný (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · cmn 傲然 (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · se govdat (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ja 自慢の (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sh по̀носан (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · yi שטאָלץ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ba ғорур (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fa سرافراز (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · chr ᎤᏢᏉᏗ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · wa fir (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · lv lepns (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fa شاداب (happy, usually used with a sense of honour) · lb stolz (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · id bangga (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fo errin (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · eo fiera (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hy սեգ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · uk го́рдий (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fa باعث افتخار (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · de stolz (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · geh stulz (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · kl tulluusimaartoq (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hy վսեմ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ug غۇرۇرلۇق (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · frr stult (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ar فَخُور (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · cmn 驕傲 /骄傲 (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · pt orgulhoso (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · fa سربلند (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · pt orgulhoso (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ca orgullós (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · az məğrur (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · la superbus (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ovd stolt (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fa مغرور (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ms bangga (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ca orgullós (standing out, swollen) · el περήφανος (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ast arguyosu (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · tg сарфароз (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sh pònosan (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · mk горд (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · pl dumny (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · lou fyær (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · th ภูมิใจ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · tr gururlu (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ga bródúil (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · kk көкірекшіл (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ky сыймыктуу (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fo stoltur (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ro mândru (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · my ထည် (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · be го́рды (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hu kiálló (standing out, swollen) · gd moiteil (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · fr fier (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ro mândru (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hsb hordy (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ca orgullós (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · fo errin (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · lv lepns (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · hu duzzadt (standing out, swollen) · ang ofermōd (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · gd uaibhreach (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · nl trots (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ga mórálach (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sv stolt (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ja 誇らしい (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · ab аԥагьа (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · cy clodwiw (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fa مایهی افتخار (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · kk тәкаппар (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · nrf fyi (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sh го̑рд (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · de stolz (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · ro mulțumit (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fy rom (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · rm superbi (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · az qürurlu (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · vi hãnh diện (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · vo pleidik (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · yue 自豪 (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ja 嬉しい (happy, usually used with a sense of honour) · uli habos (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ru го́рдый (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · no stolt (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · nl fier (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sq madhësht (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · bg горд (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · ca orgullós (obsolete: brave, valiant; gallant) · he גֵאֶה (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · se čeavlái (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · gl orgulloso (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · uz magʻrur (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sl ponosen (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hrx stols (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fy grutsk (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · lb houfreg (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · tt горур (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ga anumhal (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · ko 자랑스럽다 (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · sh gȏrd (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · tg сарбаланд (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fo erpin (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · fa دلیر (obsolete: brave, valiant; gallant) · ja 誇らしい (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · oc orgulhós (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · mr अभिमान (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hu büszke (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · fi ylpeä (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · it fiero (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · mi poho kūkupa (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fi uljas (obsolete: brave, valiant; gallant) · uz gʻururli (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ja 自慢の (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · fa آشکار (standing out, swollen) · fo erpin (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hu büszke (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · cs hrdý (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · gd pròiseil (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · uk го́рдий (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · ja 盛り上がった (standing out, swollen) · cu гръдъ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · tg мағрур (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · fi ylpeä (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · da stolt (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hy հպարտ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · bg горд (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ba ғорур (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · ro orgolios (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · pt orgulhante (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · fi kunniakas (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride) · ga mórtasach (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · bg изду́т (standing out, swollen) · dsb gjardy (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ka ამაყი (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ru го́рдый (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · gl orgulloso (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · hi गौरव (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · se vuovdnái (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · mt kburi (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · es orgulloso (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · hu kidudorodó (standing out, swollen) · lo ພູມໃຈ (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · vi tự hào (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ovd karun (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · be го́рды (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · rm losch (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ug مەغرۇر (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · cy balch (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · ang ofermōd (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) · nap fiero (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · it orgoglioso (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · mi poho kererū (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) · is stoltur (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied)