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- [prahyd]
- /praɪd/
- /praɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prahyd]
- /praɪd/
Definitions of pride word
- noun pride Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide. 1
- verb with object pride to indulge or plume (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usually followed by on or upon): She prides herself on her tennis. 1
- idioms pride pride and joy, someone or something cherished, valued, or enjoyed above all others: Their new grandchild is their pride and joy. 1
- noun pride high opinion of yourself 1
- noun pride pleasure at sb's success 1
- noun pride herd of lions 1
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Origin of pride
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English prȳde (cognate with Old Norse prȳthi bravery, pomp), derivative of prūd proud
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Parts of speech for Pride
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pride popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pride usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pride
noun pride
- arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- beautification — Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
- boast — If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
- carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society
verb pride
- flatter oneself — to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
- overbear — to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
Antonyms for pride
noun pride
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
- coyness — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
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