pride
noun
- inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings
- a group of lions
verb
- to show oneself proud
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹaɪd/ / [ˈpɹ̥ʷaɪ̯d] / /pɾʌɪd/
name
Etymology: The word has two main origins: * A nickname from Welsh prid (“precious, dear”). * From pride, a nickname for a vain or haughty person.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English pryde, from Middle Low German lampride, from Medieval Latin lampreda.
- The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
- To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
“I pride myself on being a good judge of character.”
“Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion and clattering about the room you would have thought Saint Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person.”