pride
/pɹaɪd/
Misollar
- Wealth is the brother of pride.
- I take pride in my work.
- She shares her story with pride.
- Do you take pride in wealth?
- I embrace my uniqueness with pride.
- He took pride in his contributions.
ot noun
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(often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
He had pride of ownership in his department.
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Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
to be in the pride of one's life.
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(collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.
- The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
fe’l verb
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To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.