house-proud

1 6.0

Someone who likes to keep their home very clean and tidy

adjective
/ˈhaʊsˌpraʊd/

: orgulloso del hogar

After receiving compliments on her decor, Jane felt even more house-proud about her living space.

Examples

She is very house-proud and spends hours cleaning her home every weekend.
He surmised that such a respectable, house-proud matron would not have anything to do with a theft.

Fiction book (2002)
My wife is not house-proud at all.

The Householder (1963)
I think women are expected to be more "house proud" than men, and for a lot of women (especially me), that just isn't the case.

Blog text (14)
- Mrs. Khanna's very house-proud.

The Householder (1963)
There's a time I was house proud, but now we lived in decrepit filth.
They seem most tidy and house-proud.

Blog text (29)
Martha was obviously house-proud.

Fiction book (1993)
Being house-proud, he always keeps his garden tidy and the inside of his house immaculate.

Antonyms

ashamed

504 1.0

Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do

How Tidy

house-proud

1 6.0

neat

144 1.0

tidy

47 1.0

untidy

11 1.0

Surface Forms

house-proud positive

Morphology

house-proud = house + proud (transparent) = house + proud

The meaning is a direct combination of 'house' + 'proud' (proud of one's house), which an average learner can infer.

Etymology

House-proud is formed from house and proud, and it literally means being 'proud' of your 'house'. Think of someone who spends time cleaning and arranging things because they want their home to look nice, so house-proud means taking care of your home and its appearance.