Associations to the word «Proud»
Noun
- Once
- Worthy
- Magnificence
- Pretension
- Valour
- Gentleness
- Stake
- Scott
- Englishmen
- Am
- Achievement
- Chieftain
- Aristocrat
- Vinyl
- Anecdote
- Disgrace
- Spell
- Burgher
- Conqueror
- Glory
- Shame
- Reissue
- Snyder
- Triumph
- Nobility
- Ignorant
- Duo
- Superiority
- Betrayal
- Calm
- Lucius
- Conscious
- Ted
- Beauty
- Thou
- Disability
- Rap
- Tyrant
- Firmness
- Brave
- Countenance
- Hail
- Temper
- Compliment
- Yoke
- Mane
- Lois
- Gentry
- Splendor
- Tribune
- Drake
- Reproach
- Dazzling
- Gratification
- Indignation
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROUD, adjective. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
PROUD, adjective. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
PROUD, adjective. (chiefly Biblical) Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
PROUD, adjective. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
PROUD, adjective. (obsolete) Brave, valiant; gallant.
PROUD, adjective. Standing out or raised; swollen.
PROUD, adjective. (obsolete) Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
PROUD, adjective. Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.
PROUD AS A PEACOCK, adjective. (simile) Extremely proud.
PROUD AS PUNCH, adjective. (simile) Very proud.
PROUD FLESH, noun. (pathology) hypertrophic scarring
Dictionary definition
PROUD, adjective. Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure 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".
PROUD, adjective. Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks".
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