Hypertext Webster Gateway: "proud"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Proud \Proud\, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE.
proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel.
pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf.
{Pride}.]
1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:
(a) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem;
overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant;
haughty; lordly; presumptuous.

Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the
weaker seek. --Milton.

O death, made proud with pure and princely
beauty ! --Shak.

And shades impervious to the proud world's
glare. --Keble.
(b) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem;
exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of
one's country. ``Proud to be checked and soothed.''
--Keble.

Are we proud men proud of being proud ?
--Thackeray.

2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation;
worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent;
admirable; ostentatious. ``Of shadow proud.'' --Chapman.
``Proud titles.'' --Shak. `` The proud temple's height.''
--Dryden.

Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud Are
mantled with a golden cloud. --Keble.

3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the
females of some animals. --Sir T. Browne.

Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation
of compounds which, for the most part, are
self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded,
proud-swelling.

{Proud flesh} (Med.), a fungous growth or excrescence of
granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

proud
adj 1: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you
measure's your self-worth; or being a reason for
pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his
accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve
his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" [ant: {humble}]
2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {lofty}, {majestic}]


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