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(proud) 
adj., proud·er, proud·est.
proudness proud'ness n.
adj., proud·er, proud·est.
- Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.
- Occasioning or being a reason for pride: "On January 1, 1900, Americans and Europeans greeted the twentieth century in the proud and certain belief that the next hundred years would make all things possible" (W. Bruce Lincoln).
- Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect.
- Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem.
- Of great dignity; honored: a proud name.
- Majestic; magnificent: proud alpine peaks.
- Spirited. Used of an animal: proud steeds.
[Middle English, from Old English prūd, from Old French prou, prud, brave, virtuous, oblique case of prouz, from Vulgar Latin *prōdis, from Late Latin prōde, advantageous, from Latin prōdesse, to be good : prōd-, for (variant of prō- , with on the model of red- , prevocalic variant of re-, back, again; see pro-1) + esse, to be.]
proudly proud'ly adv.proudness proud'ness n.
SYNONYMS proud, arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious. These adjectives mean characterized by an inflated ego and disdain for what one considers inferior: Proud can suggest justifiable self-satisfaction but often implies conceit: "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight" (Woodrow Wilson). One who is arrogant is overbearingly proud and demands excessive power or consideration: an arrogant and pompous professor, unpopular with students and colleagues alike. Haughty suggests proud superiority, as by reason of high status: "Her laugh was satirical, and so was the habitual expression of her arched and haughty lip" (Charlotte Brontë). Disdainful emphasizes scorn or contempt: "Nor [let] grandeur hear with a disdainful smile,/The short and simple annals of the poor" (Thomas Gray). Supercilious implies haughty disdain and aloofness: "His mother eyed me in silence with a supercilious air" (Tobias Smollett).
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proud
adjective
- Properly valuing oneself, one's honor, or one's dignity: prideful, self-respecting. See respect/contempt/standing.
- Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, supercilious, superior. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
- Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor: brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendorous. See beautiful/ugly.
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Idioms beginning with proud:
proud as a peacock
In addition to the idiom beginning with proud, also see do someone proud.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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proud
adj
Definition: arrogant, self-important
Antonyms: humble, meek, modest
adj
Definition: pleased, pleasing
Antonyms: ashamed, sad, sorry
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proud
IN BRIEF: Much pleased. Also: Having too much self-esteem.
To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.
— Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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proud
sign description: The thumb of the A-hand rises up the center of the chest.
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Proud
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stolt, hovmodig, prægtig
idioms:
- do proud diske op for
Nederlands (Dutch)
trots, fier, blij, hooghartig, zelfrespect, statig
Français (French)
adj. - fier, heureux, orgueilleux (péj), grand (moment), (GB) protubérant, dépassement (d'une surface, d'un trou)
idioms:
- do proud traiter royalement, faire honneur
Deutsch (German)
adj. - stolz, hochmütig
idioms:
- do proud eine Ehrung bereiten
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (υ)περήφανος, αγέρωχος, ακατάδεχτος, φαντασμένος, λαμπρός
idioms:
- do proud τιμώ
Italiano (Italian)
orgoglioso, superbo
idioms:
- do proud non privarsi di niente, trattarsi bene, trattare bene
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - orgulhoso, arrogante
idioms:
- do proud orgulhar-se
Русский (Russian)
гордый, похвальный
idioms:
- do proud угостить на славу
Español (Spanish)
adj. - orgulloso, soberbio
idioms:
- do proud tratar a cuerpo de rey, poner por las nubes
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stolt, ståtlig, imponerande, uppsvälld
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骄傲的, 自豪的, 自大的
idioms:
- do proud 养尊处优
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驕傲的, 自豪的, 自大的
idioms:
- do proud 養尊處優
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거만한, 잘난 체하는
idioms:
- do proud 기쁘게 해주다
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誇りに思って, 自尊心のある, 誇るに足る, みごとな, 堂々とした, 高慢な, 誇りとする, 尊大な, 高貴の
idioms:
- do proud 誇りに思う
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فخور, متكبر, مغرور
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - גא, גאה, יהיר, שחצן, מרשים, נפלא, מעורר גאווה מוצדקת, מתנפח סביב פצע (בשר), בולט במקצת על פני השטח (בריטניה)
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