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Meaning of 'proud' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Proud [ superl.]
- Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense
- Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
- Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country.
- Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious.
- Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.

Meaning of 'proud' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . proud [ a]
Meaning (1):
- feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
Example in sentence:
  • a proud moment;
  • a proud name;
  • proud parents;
  • proud princes;
  • proud to serve his country
2 . proud [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Example in sentence:
  • a gallant pageant;
  • lofty ships;
  • majestic cities;
  • proud alpine peaks

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