Proud

Adjective

 * 1) Having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
 * 2) * Godolphin Horne Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black. Hillair Belloc.
 * Godolphin Horne was Nobly Born; / He held the human race in scorn, / And lived with all his sisters where / His father lived, in Berkeley Square. / And oh! The lad was deathly proud! / He never shook your hand or bowed, / But merely smirked and nodded thus: / How perfectly ridiculous! / Alas! That such Affected Tricks / Should flourish in a child of six!
 * 1) Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
 *  I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.
 * 1) Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
 * I was too proud to apologise.
 * 1) Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.
 * It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.
 * 1)  Brave, valiant; gallant.
 * 2) Standing out or raised; swollen.
 * After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.
 * 1)  Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
 * 2) Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Antonyms

 * ashamed

Derived terms

 * do someone proud


 * proud as a peacock

Related terms

 * pride

Adverbs for Proud
absurdly; arrogantly; boyishly; coldly; contemptibly; defiantly; excessively; fatuously;foolishly; haughtily; honestly; rightfully; indescribably; inordinately; justly; moderately; pardonably; rapturously; regally; saucily; secretly; snobbishly; splendidly; stubbornly; stupidly; subtly; tenderly; unendurably; ungovernably; wretchedly; essentially.

Thesaurus
Babylonian, Corinthian, arrogant, assured, august, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, big, bloated, boastful, braggart, cavalier, cocksure, cocky, complacent, conceited, condescending, confident, contemptuous, convinced, creditable, decided, deluxe, determined, dignified, disdainful, dismissive, distinguished, domineering, egotistical, elaborate, elegant, eminent, erect, estimable, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, gratified, great, haughty, high and mighty, high-and-mighty, high-faluting, high-flown, high-handed, high-headed, high-nosed, hoity-toity, honorable, honored, house-proud, hubristic, huffy, illustrious, imperious, important, imposing, impressive, independent, insolent, lofty, lordly, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, masterful, narcissistic, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, ostentatious, overbearing, overconfident, oversure, overweening, palatial, patronizing, persuaded, pleased with, plush, poised, pompous, posh, positive, pretentious, prideful, princely, prominent, proud as Lucifer, proud-blooded, proud-looking, proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful, proudhearted, purse-proud, reassured, reputable, respected, resplendent, ritzy, secure, self-assured, self-conceited, self-confident, self-esteeming, self-important, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, smug, snobbish, snooty, snotty, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, stiff-necked, stuck-up, stuffy, sublime, sumptuous, superb, supercilious, superfancy, superfine, superior, sure, swank, swanky, swell, toplofty, unafraid, undoubting, unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering, uppish, uppity, upstage, vain, vainglorious, worthy

Etymology
From proud:, from Late  prud:. Cognate with prúðr:, of uncertain origin. Possibly from, from 🇫🇴 prud:, from *undefined:, related to  prodesse:.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: orgullós, arrogant
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傲然,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, koppava, kopea, ylimielinen
 * Ido:


 * Japanese: 自慢, 高慢,, 自信過剰, 傲然
 * Polish:, wyniosły
 * Russian:, заносчивый, , , спесивый
 * Scottish Gaelic:, ,
 * West Frisian: ,


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傲然,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese: 誇らしい, 自慢
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük:
 * West Frisian: ,


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 誇らしい, 自慢


 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 盛り上がった


 * Japanese: 嬉しい


 * : (faxōr)
 * : 骄矜 (jiāojīn), 傲岸 (ào àn)
 * : gord
 * : stolt
 * : fier (1)
 * : grutsk
 * : stolz (1), prahlerisch
 * : orgoglioso, fiero (1)


 * : 자랑스러운 (jarangseureoun)
 * : бардам
 * : orgulhoso (1)
 * : mândru
 * : hrdý
 * : orgulloso (1)
 * : stolt
 * : бардам (bardam)

Anagrams

 * pudor

Noun

 * 1) current
 * 2) current