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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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     PROUD meaning: 1. feeling pleasure and satisfaction because...

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     PROUD definicja: 1. feeling pleasure and satisfaction...

   • Proud: Japanese Translation

     PROUD translate: 誇りに思っている, 高慢な, うぬぼれた, 誇（ほこ）りに思（おも）う, うぬぼれた....

   • Proud Spanish Translation

     PROUD translate: orgulloso, orgulloso, arrogante,...

   • Proud: Russian Translation

     PROUD translate: гордый , надменный, высокомерный . Learn...

   • Proud: Polish Translation

     PROUD translate: dumny, dumny, wyniosły, dumny, wyniosły,...

   • Proud Turkish Translation

     PROUD translate: gurur duymuş, onurlanmış, kıvanç duymuş,...

   • Proud: French Translation

     PROUD translate: fier/fière, orgueilleux/-euse, fier (de),...

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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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