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   proud

   /praʊd/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated: "a proud grandma of three boys" Similar pleased (with)glad (about/at)happy (about/at/with)delighted (about/at/with)joyful (at)overjoyed (at/over)thrilled (at/about/by/with)well pleased (with)satisfied (with)gratified (at)content (at)appreciative (of)Opposite ashamed
   • ▪ (of an event, achievement, etc.) causing someone to feel proud: "we have a proud history of innovation" Similar pleasinggratifyingsatisfyingfulfillingrewardingcheeringheart-warminghappygoodmemorablenotablered-letterglorioussplendidwonderfulmarvellousOpposite shameful
   • 2. having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance: "he was a proud, arrogant man"
   • ▪ conscious of one's own dignity: "I was too proud to go home" Similar arrogantconceitedvainself-importantfull of oneselfnarcissisticegotisticalpuffed upjumped-upboastfulsmugcomplacentdisdainfulcondescendingpretentiousscornfulsupercilioussnobbishimperiouspompousoverbearingbumptiouslordlypresumptuousoverweeninghaughtyhigh and mightyhigh-handedinformal:cockybig-headedswollen-headedtoo big for one's bootsstuck-upuppitysnootytoffee-nosedhighfalutininformal, dated:too big for one's breechesliterary:vaingloriousrare:hubristicOpposite modesthumble
   • ▪ imposing; splendid: "bulrushes emerge tall and proud from the middle of the pond" Similar magnificentsplendidresplendentgrandnoblestatelyimposingdignifieddistinguishedaugustillustriousstrikingimpressivemajesticglorioussumptuousmarvellousawe-inspiringawesomemonumentalpalatialstatuesqueheroicsuperbregalroyalkinglyqueenlyprincelyimperialOpposite unimpressive
   • 3. slightly projecting from a surface: British "balls standing proud of the fabric" Similar projectingsticking out/upjuttingjutting outprotrudingprominentraisedconvexelevatedOpposite concaveflush
   • ▪ denoting flesh that has grown round a healing wound with excessive granulation of the tissues.

   Word Origin late Old Englishprūt, prūd ‘having a high opinion of one's own worth’, from Old French prud ‘valiant’, based on Latin prodesse ‘be of value’. The phrase proud flesh dates back to late Middle English, but the sense ‘slightly projecting’ is first recorded in English dialect of the 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proudness noun

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   The meaning of PROUD is feeling or showing pride. How to use proud in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Proud.

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   feeling pleasure and satisfaction because you or people connected with you have done or got something good: You must be very proud of your son. We're particularly proud of our company's environmental record. When she received her prize I think I was the proudest parent on the face of the earth.

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   When you are proud, you are feeling pride, or satisfaction with yourself. The word proud can also mean too much of this feeling––sometimes saying someone is proud is the same as saying they're arrogant.

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   1. Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country. 2. Occasioning or being a reason for pride: a proud moment when she received her diploma. 3. Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect: too proud to beg. 4.

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   feeling pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with. The girls have made me extremely proud. proud of somebody/something/yourself Your achievements are something to be proud of. Barry was proud of the fact that he had never missed a day's work in his life.

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   Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them. He was too proud to ask his family for help and support. We are a proud people.

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   Definition of proud adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.