/pɹaɪd/, [ˈpɹ̥ʷaɪ̯d]
OriginFrom Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
- countable, uncountableA 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.”
“He takes great pride in his work.”
“He had pride of ownership in his department.”
- countable, uncountableAn 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.
- countable, uncountableProud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
“Pride goeth before the fall.”
- countable, uncountableSomething 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.”
“The 18th century table is the pride of Mark's house/”
“My children's accomplishments are my pride.”
- countable, uncountableShow; ostentation; glory.
“lofty trees yclad with summer's pride”
“Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war.”
- countable, uncountableHighest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
“a falcon, towering in her pride of place”
- countable, uncountableConsciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- archaic, countable, uncountableLust or heat; sexual desire (especially in a female animal)
- collective, countable, uncountableA company of lions or other large felines.
“A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of t”
- alt-of, countable, uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:pride.”
- uncountableThe small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights.
“The Penn. Council for Sexual Minorities and the Penn. Rural Gay Caucus have rescheduled their gay conference for April 7, 8 and 9. Pride '78 has been expanded following the snowstorm which postponed t”
“We are encouraging students to participate in a provincial queer youth talent search. This is a yearlong campaign. The first show is on Oct. 16, and we are organizing a Pride Week Venue for our Finali”
“And I was goin' out to meet ya, well when I went out to meet you, I felt soooo exposed and such a minority. I never felt like that in Glasgow walkin' in the streets like that, going to Pride … There's”
- A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQ people.
- reflexiveTo take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
“I pride myself on being a good judge of character.”
“Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion and clattering about the ro”
“RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident.”
Formsprides(plural) · pryde(alternative, obsolete) · prides(present, singular, third-person) · priding(participle, present) · prided(participle, past) · prided(past) · Prides(plural) · Pryde(alternative)