Proud word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "proud" word
[adjective] feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure's your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
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(a) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous. Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. --Milton. O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! --Shak. And shades impervious to the proud world's glare. --Keble.
(b) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country. ``Proud to be checked and soothed.'' --Keble. Are we proud men proud of being proud ? --Thackeray. 2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious. ``Of shadow proud.'' --Chapman. ``Proud titles.'' --Shak. `` The proud temple's height.'' --Dryden. Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud Are mantled with a golden cloud. --Keble. 3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals. --Sir T. Browne. Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation of compounds which, for the most part, are self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded, proud-swelling. {Proud flesh} (Med.), a fungous growth or excrescence of granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.
Synonyms for proud
beaming, bragging(a), chesty, conceited, dignified, disdainful, gallant, glorious, gratifying, illustrious, overproud, persnickety, pleased, purse-proud, respected, self-aggrandizing, self-conceited, self-respecting, shabby-genteel, sniffy, snot-nosed, stuck-up, supercilious, swaggering, swollen, swollen-headed, too big for one's breeches, uppish, vain, vainglorious
Antonyms: humble
See also: immodest |
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Let's analyse "proud" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: DUORP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
proud: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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