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Definitions for Pride

[1] a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
[2] the state or feeling of being proud.
[3] a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.
[4] pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself or believed to reflect credit upon oneself: civic pride.
[5] something that causes a person or persons to be proud: His art collection was the pride of the family.
[6] the best of a group, class, society, etc.: This bull is the pride of the herd.
[7] the most flourishing state or period: in the pride of adulthood.
[8] mettle in a horse.
[9] Literary . splendor, magnificence, or pomp.
[10] a group of lions.
[11] sexual desire, especially in a female animal.
[12] ornament or adornment.
[13] to indulge or plume (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usually followed by on or upon ): She prides herself on her tennis.
[14] pride and joy , someone or something cherished, valued, or enjoyed above all others: Their new grandchild is their pride and joy.
[15] Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
[16] a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
[17] excessive self-esteem; conceit
[18] a source of pride
[19] satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a ) pride in )
[20] the better or most superior part of something; flower
[21] the most flourishing time
[22] a group (of lions)
[23] the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit
[24] archaic sexual desire, esp in a female animal
[25] archaic display, pomp, or splendour
[26] pride of place the most important position
[27] (tr; foll by on or upon) to take pride in (oneself) for
[28] (intr) to glory or revel (in)
[29] Thomas. died 1658, English soldier on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War. He expelled members of the Long Parliament hostile to the army (Pride's Purge, 1648) and signed Charles I's death warrant

Words related to Pride

dignity, self-respect, self-confidence, joy, satisfaction, ego, delight, pleasure, honor, happiness, disdain, glory, congratulate, self-love, sufficiency, self-sufficiency, self-satisfaction, self-regard, repletion, egoism

Words nearby Pride

prickly pear, prickly poppy, prickspur, pricky, pricy, pride, pride and joy, pride and prejudice, pride goeth before a fall, pride of china, pride of place

Origin of Pride

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English prȳde (cognate with Old Norse prȳthi bravery, pomp), derivative of prūd proud

Other words from Pride

pride·ful , adjective
pride·ful·ly , adverb
pride·ful·ness , noun
pride·less , adjective
pride·less·ly , adverb
un·pride·ful , adjective
un·pride·ful·ly , adverb

Word origin for Pride

Old English prӯda; related to Latin prodesse to be useful, Old Norse prūthr stately; see proud

Synonyms for Pride

delight, dignity, ego, happiness, honor, joy, pleasure, satisfaction, self-confidence, self-respect, egoism, egotism, face, gratification, pridefulness, repletion, self-love, self-regard, self-satisfaction, self-sufficiency, self-worth, sufficiency, amour-propre, ego trip, self-admiration, self-glorification, self-trust