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proudfulness en · NOUN

Etymology

From proudful + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being proudful.
    • He lied and gambled and he run wid de women and filled his heart wid proudfulness. 1930, Roark Bradford, Ol' King David An' the Philistine Boys, page 178:
    • Now I don't actually say something like that, and I am not speaking in a tone of voice that presents contempt or proudfulness; it is more of a voice that is warning-like in nature. 2008, Thomas S. Purtell, Natural Martial Arts, page 58:

Synonyms

pridefulness