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Proud

adjective
/pɹaʊd/
Word Frequency: 17.0

Definitions

1.adjectiveFeeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
"I am proud of Sivu’s schoolwork."
2.adjectivePossessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth.
"I was too proud to apologise."
3.adjectiveHaving too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
4.adjectiveGenerating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
"It was a proud day when we finally won the championship."
5.adjective(Of things) standing upwards as in the manner of a proud person; stately or majestic.
6.adjectiveStanding out or raised; swollen.
"After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh."
7.adjectiveBrave, valiant; gallant.
8.adjectiveExcited by sexual desire; specifically of a female animal: in heat.

Synonyms

purse-proudpridefulself-aggrandizinghaughtygratifyinggallantconceitedpleasedsuperciliousself-importantarrogantvainglorious

Antonyms

ashamed

Rhymes With

shroudenshroudendowedcowedcrowdavowedvowedloud
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