# proud

Pronunciation: say "PROWD" /pɹaʊd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling honored, gratified, or pleased because of a particular event, fact, or opportunity.
   - Simple: Feeling pleased and honored because of something good, such as a success or a chance to do something.
   - _We are proud to welcome the senator to our annual fundraiser._
   - _He was proud that the team had finished the project ahead of schedule._
2. Causing or giving a feeling of pride; worth being proud of.
   - Simple: Making people feel pleased and happy about something good, like a special day or success.
   - _The bridge remains a proud symbol of the city's recovery after the flood._
   - _The regiment carries a proud tradition stretching back two centuries._
3. Thinking too much of oneself and looking down on others; arrogant or haughty.
   - Simple: Thinking you are better or more important than other people.
   - _Critics described the director as proud and dismissive of younger filmmakers._
   - _He grew prouder with every promotion, until no one dared correct him._
4. Possessing a due sense of one's own worth or of what one deserves; having proper self-respect.
   - Simple: Having respect for yourself and knowing what you deserve.
   - _Too proud to accept charity, the farmer insisted on repaying every favor._
   - _They were poor but proud, keeping their small house spotless._
5. Standing upward in a stately or majestic manner, as if with the bearing of a person full of pride.
   - Simple: Standing tall and looking grand, strong, and important.
   - _The cathedral's proud spires dominate the skyline._
   - _Their flag flew proud above the ruined fort._
6. Standing out or raised above the surrounding surface; also, swollen.
   - Simple: Sticking up higher than the flat surface around it, or swollen.
   - _Sand the joint until the edge of the new board no longer sits proud of the panel._
   - _The scar tissue remained proud and tender months after the surgery._

## Adjective

7. Filled with sexual desire, a sense used especially of a female animal in heat. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Feeling strong sexual desire, or, of a female animal, ready to mate.
8. Brave and valiant; gallant. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Brave and bold, ready to face danger without fear.

## Origin

From Middle English "proud", from Old English "prūd, prūt" (proud, arrogant, haughty), probably from Old French "prod, prud" (brave, gallant), from Late Latin "prōde" (useful), from Latin "prōdesse" (to be of value). However, related Old English forms suggest the word may be older and possibly native. It is related to Old Norse "prúðr" (gallant, brave, magnificent) and the word "pride".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/proud (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).