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Meaning of 'proud'
Meaning of 'proud' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Proud 
[ superl.]
- Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense [ superl.]- 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]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
- 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]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Example in sentence:
- a gallant pageant;
- lofty ships;
- majestic cities;
- proud alpine peaks
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