Word of the day: pride |prīd| noun 1 a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from ones own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired: the team was bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory | a woman who takes great pride in her appearance. • the consciousness of ones own dignity: he swallowed his pride and asked for help. • the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or ones importance: the sin of pride. • a person or thing that is the object or source of a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction: the swimming pool is the pride of the community. • literary the best state or condition of something; the prime: in the pride of youth. 2 a group of lions forming a social unit. verb (pride oneself on/upon) be especially proud of a particular quality or skill: shed always prided herself on her ability to deal with a crisis. PHRASES ones pride and joy a person or thing of which one is very proud and which is a source of great pleasure: the car was his pride and joy. pride goes (or comes ) before a fall proverb if youre too conceited or self-important, something will happen to make you look foolish. pride of place the most prominent or important position among a group of things: the certificate has pride of place on my wall. DERIVATIVES prideful |-fəl|adjective, pridefully |-fəlē|adverb ORIGIN late Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem,’ variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd (see proud).
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:10:25 +0000
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