Pride (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
  2. the state or feeling of being proud.
  3. a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.
  4. pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself or believed to reflect credit upon oneself: civic pride.
  5. celebration of a specific minority group and affirmation of equal rights for members of that community: Black pride;Puerto Rican pride.
  6. something that causes a person or persons to be proud: His art collection was the pride of the family.
  7. the best of a group, class, society, etc.: This bull is the pride of the herd.
  8. the most flourishing state or period: in the pride of adulthood.
  9. mettle in a horse.
  10. splendor, magnificence, or pomp.
  11. a group of lions.
  12. sexual desire, especially in a female animal.
  13. ornament or adornment.
verb (used with object), prid·ed, prid·ing.
  1. to indulge or plume (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usually followed by on or upon): She prides herself on her tennis.
Idioms
  1. someone or something cherished, valued, or enjoyed above all others: Their new grandchild is their pride and joy.
noun
  1. recognition of LGBTQ identity, affirmation of equal rights, and celebration of visibility, dignity, and diversity in the LGBTQ community (formerly referred to as Gay Pride ): The primary mission of our new student organization is Pride.
  2. events or organizations that celebrate the LGBTQ community and its members (often used attributively): Pride was extra special the first year I was out.LGBT people of color are celebrating Black and Latinx Pride this June.Have you ever been to the Pride parade in NYC?
noun
  1. English soldier and regicide.
noun
  1. a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
  2. excessive self-esteem; conceit
  3. a source of pride
  4. satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a) pride in)
  5. the better or most superior part of something; flower
  6. the most flourishing time
  7. a group (of lions)
  8. the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit
  9. sexual desire, esp in a female animal
  10. display, pomp, or splendour
  11. the most important position
verb
  1. to take pride in (oneself) for
  2. to glory or revel (in)
noun
  1. Thomas. died 1658, English soldier on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War. He expelled members of the Long Parliament hostile to the army (Pride's Purge, 1648) and signed Charles I's death warrant
Pride (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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