pride

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹaɪd/, [ˈpɹ̥ʷaɪd]
• Rhymes: -aɪd
• Homophone: pried

Etymology 1

From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.

Alternative forms

• pryde (obsolete)

Noun

pride (countable and uncountable, plural prides)

1. The quality or state of being proud.
   1. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
   2. 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.
2. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.

   Synonyms: disdain, hubris
3. That of which one is proud; that which excites self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
4. Show; ostentation; glory.
5. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory.
6. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
7. Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female animal.
8. (zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.

9. Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pride.

Synonyms

• (a reasonable sense of one's own worth): dignity, self-esteem; See also Thesaurus:pride
• (an excessive sense of one's own worth): arrogance, conceit, disdain; See also Thesaurus:arrogance
• (lust; sexual desire): See also Thesaurus:lust

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “a reasonable sense of one's own worth”): shame, humiliation, self-pity
• (antonym(s) of “an excessive sense of one's own worth”): humility, modesty

Derived terms

Related terms

• proud

Translations

See also

• clowder, company of small felines

Verb

pride (third-person singular simple present prides, present participle priding, simple past and past participle prided)

2. (reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

Derived terms

• prided
• priding

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English pryde, from Middle Low German lampride, from Medieval Latin lampreda.

Noun

pride (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

   Synonyms: prid, sandpiper

Derived terms

• sand-pride

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pride”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• redip, re-dip, Pider, Pedir, riped, pried

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

pride

1. alternative form of pryde (“proudness”)

Etymology 2

Verb

pride

1. alternative form of pryden