Sekirov Dictionary

pride

/pɹaɪd/

noun13

  1. a feeling of respect for yourself and of pleasure in what you or your family have done well
  2. The quality or state of being proud.
  3. An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
  4. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
  5. Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
  6. A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights.
  7. A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQ people.
  8. A group of lions or other large felines or similar animals.
  9. Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
  10. Show; ostentation; glory.
  11. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
  12. The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
  13. (no longer used) Lust or heat; sexual desire (especially in a female animal)

verb[with oneself]1

  1. To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
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