proud

proud

proud m.

1. current
2. current (electricity)

proud (comparative prouder, superlative proudest)

1. Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.
   • 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!

2. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.

   I am proud of Sivus schoolwork.

3. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.

   I was too proud to apologise.

4. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.

   It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.

5. (obsolete) Brave, valiant; gallant.
6. Standing out or raised; swollen.

   After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.

7. (obsolete) Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.
8. Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in ""Im so proud to have you in our town."" But occasionally just plain happy as in ""Im proud to see gas prices down."" This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.

fiero

orgoglioso

superbo

altezzoso

arrogante

fierezza

presuntuoso

splendido

Altri significati:

gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied

Standing out or raised; swollen.

Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.

standing out, swollen

(feeling) proud

obsolete: brave, valiant; gallant

possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves

Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.

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.

generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride

(obsolete) Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.

Having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.

(obsolete) Brave, valiant; gallant.

Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.

having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious

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