Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word PRIDE
PRIDE
Definitions of PRIDE
- That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.
- Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female animal.
- A festival primarily for LGBT people, usually organized annually within a city.
- The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which comes across as being lofty, distant, and often showing contempt of others.
- Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory.
- (having a positive sense, often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself.
- (zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride ("festival for LGBT people")..
- (reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
- (zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBT people.
- A surname.
Number of letters
5
Is palindrome
No
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Examples of Using PRIDE in a Sentence
- Moral ambiguity pervades the books, and their stories continually raise questions concerning loyalty, pride, human sexuality, piety, and the morality of violence.
- Post-classical and modern heroes, on the other hand, perform great deeds or selfless acts for the common good instead of the classical goal of wealth, pride, and fame.
- Flynn described his father as a "keen reader" who took pride in completing the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen rather than pencil.
- Originally derogatory, the term "nerd" was a stereotype, but as with other pejoratives, it has been reclaimed and redefined by some as a term of pride and group identity.
- Although governments hold different standards for national park designation, the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride is a common motivation for the continued protection of all national parks around the world.
- Zulus take pride in their ceremonies such as the Umhlanga, or Reed Dance, and their various forms of beadwork.
- Shiva advised him to go and liberate the Mother Earth from felons, ill-behaved people, extremists, demons and those blind with pride.
- Her film appearances around this time include The Pride and the Passion, Houseboat, and It Started in Naples.
- According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Christianity are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth.
- The Roman symbol of Britannia (a female personification of Great Britain) was revived in 1572, and often thereafter, to mark the Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over Spain.
- Instead, Satan is viewed as a positive archetype embracing the Hebrew root of the word "Satan" as "adversary", who represents pride, carnality, and enlightenment, humanity's natural instincts which Abrahamic faiths have wrongly suppressed.
- The fat acceptance movement (also known by various other names, such as fat pride, fat empowerment, fat liberation, and fat activism) is a social movement which seeks to eliminate the social stigma of obesity.
- The treaty saw the cession of several Ottoman territories to the Habsburgs, and it was regarded in its time as an extraordinary success and source of pride in Vienna.
- Frederick was, especially in his youth and unlike his father, belligerent and adversarial, aroused by honor and national pride, and so he began his reign auspiciously with a campaign under the aged Johan Rantzau, which reconquered Dithmarschen.
- In 1970, pride and protest marches were held in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco around the first anniversary of Stonewall.
- Among Elves, the Noldor show the greatest talents for intellectual pursuits, technical skills and physical strength, yet are prone to unchecked ambition and pride in their ability to create.
- However, the Patriots answered that loss by defeating the Pride in the 2003 and 2005 championships.
- Although it carries no special rights, the status of city can be a marker of prestige and confer local pride.
- Pride is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself".
- The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan.
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