proud
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1.4
- adjective
- /praʊd/
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orgulloso
- Speaker, Scotland is a proud nation with a unique heritage.
- a proud tradition
- stand proud
It's a kind of thing that we can do by standing big and proud and walking a dog down.
- It's a kind of thing that we can do by standing big and proud and walking a dog down.
Examples
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The project's goal is to turn them into proud citizens of a safe and stable community.
Academic text (2005) -
We are now the proud owners of Blackwood Falls.
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People love to be proud of the city that they live in.
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An apartment description of this proud and ancient race.
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Her decision tonight will affect the queen, the court... and all the people of this small but proud country.
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Fellow citizens, you're all aware of our town's proud history.
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At that time, fifty nations built their pavilions here, each a proud display of all their modern achievements.
Fiction book (1994) -
My school was a well-known, formerly all-male, public institution with a long, proud tradition behind it.
Academic text (2000) -
Finally, the mist solidified, just for a moment, into the image of a proud wolf's head.
Fiction book (1992) -
The proud flag of the nation waved high above the city square.
Synonyms
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
50
4.3
Having great beauty and causing people to feel respect
39
5.1
Showing high moral ideas or aims that seem admirable and often not realistic
24
3.6
Large and impressive in appearance or manner
3
6.5
Having a calm, proud, and impressive appearance
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.4
Being very pleased with yourself and showing it in a loud, showy way
Compounds
- Offensive
A woman who says she used to be a lesbian and is proud she changed her sexual identity
- Slur
A lesbian woman who is openly confident, shows a masculine style, and takes back an offensive name
- Specialized
Extra soft raised tissue that grows around a cut and keeps the cut from closing
- Slur
A slang word people sometimes use to insult a woman who openly says she is a lesbian
How Dignified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proud also once meant 'high' or 'noble'. That's why a proud tower or mountain stands tall and makes people feel respect.