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proud

UK/ˈpɹaːd/ US/ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ very common

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

  • “a gallant pageant”
  • “lofty ships”
  • “majestic cities”
  • “proud alpine peaks”
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Origin

From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”), see also Old English deal), probably from Old French prod, prud (“brave, gallant”) (modern French preux), from Late Latin prōde (“useful”), derived from Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. Compare Old Norse prýði (“ornament; gallantry, bravery”). See also pride. Cognate with German Low German praud, Old Norse prúðr (“gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine”) (Icelandic prúður, Middle Swedish prudh, Danish prud).

Phrases

  • color proud
  • colour proud
  • do someone proud
  • house proud
  • piss proud
  • proud as a peacock
  • proud as Lucifer
  • proud as Punch

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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.