Prideful vs. Pride
Difference Between Prideful and Pride
Pridefuladjective
Full of pride; haughty, arrogant.
Pridenoun
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
Pridefuladjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplineshaughty aristocratshis lordly manners were offensivewalked with a prideful swaggervery sniffy about breaches of etiquettehis mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious airshaggy supercilious camelsa more swaggering mood than usualPridenoun
(often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
He took pride in his work.He had pride of ownership in his department.Pridefuladjective
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Daya triumphal successa triumphant shoutPridenoun
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
Pridenoun
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
Pridenoun
Show; ostentation; glory.
Pridenoun
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
Pridenoun
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
Pridenoun
Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
Pridenoun
A company of lions or other large felines.
A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.Pridenoun
(zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
Pridenoun
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Prideverb
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.Pridenoun
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Pridenoun
satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements;
he takes pride in his son's successPridenoun
the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
Pridenoun
a group of lions
Pridenoun
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Prideverb
be proud of;
He prides himself on making it into law school
