pride
/pɹaɪd/noun, verb1 syllable
Pride means: be proud of.
Synonyms for pride19
noun, as in a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
pridefulness
noun, as in unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
superbia
verb, as in be proud of
Opposites of pride
What does pride mean?6
verb
1
be proud of“He prides himself on making it into law school”
noun
1
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
2
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
3
satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements“he takes pride in his son's success”
4
the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
5
a group of lions
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with pride?48
three syllables
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Pride in a sentence
- Even today, those people have difficulty showing national pride.Objectivesea
- The fundamental character traits of this woman were pride, decisiveness, and courage.AlanF_US
- Sometimes, a little bit of pride is what we need.CM
- Through fear or pride, he made no answer.unknown
- Whether by fear or by pride, he didn't respond.unknown
- They take great pride in their daughter, who is now a famous singer.sundown
- The seven deadly sins are: pride, envy, greed, anger, lust, gluttony and sloth.mervert1
- Pride tends to develop into hubris, which is close kin to madness.Ooneykcall
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Forms of pride
as a noun
- plural
- prides
as a verb
- past tense
- prided
- present participle
- priding
- third-person singular
- prides
- past participle
- prided