pride
noun
1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Similar word(s): pridefulness
Definition categories: feeling
2. satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
- he takes pride in his son's success
Definition categories: feeling, satisfaction
3. the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
Definition categories: attribute, trait
4. a group of lions
Definition categories: group
5. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition categories: act
Sentences with pride as a noun:
- He took pride in his work.
- He had pride of ownership in his department.
verb
1. be proud of
- He prides himself on making it into law school
Similar word(s): congratulate, plume
Definition categories: emotion, experience, feel
Sentences with pride as a verb:
- I pride myself on being a good judge of character, but pride goes before the fall and I'm not a good judge of my own character so I'm often wrong without knowing it.