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pride

1 pride /ˈpraɪd/ noun
plural prides
1 pride
/ˈpraɪd/
noun
plural prides
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIDE
[noncount]
: a feeling that you respect yourself and deserve to be respected by other people : self-respect
: a feeling that you are more important or better than other people
: a feeling of happiness that you get when you or someone you know does something good, difficult, etc.
[noncount]
[singular]
[singular] : a person or thing that makes you feel proud
[count] : a group of lions

pride and joy

: someone or something that makes you very proud and happy

pride of place

: the highest position or best place

— prideful

/ˈpraɪdfəl/ adjective, US [more prideful; most prideful]

— pridefully

adverb, US
2 pride /ˈpraɪd/ verb
prides; prided; priding
2 pride
/ˈpraɪd/
verb
prides; prided; priding
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIDE

pride yourself on

: to be proud because of having (an ability, quality, etc.)