Proud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaʊd/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈaʊd/.

Examples

proud parents
proud of his accomplishments
a proud moment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

majestic lofty gallant

Antonyms

humble

Parts of Speech

adjective	feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride “proud parents”
adjective	having or displaying great dignity or nobility “a gallant pageant”

Word Forms

loftiness	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion
majesty	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stolz

Selbstachtung oder Freude an etwas verspüren, an dem Sie Ihren Selbstwert messen; oder ein Grund zum Stolz sein

🇫🇷French

fier

ressentir du respect de soi ou du plaisir dans quelque chose par lequel vous mesurez votre estime de soi ; ou être un motif de fierté

🇪🇸Spanish

orgulloso

sentir respeto por uno mismo o placer en algo con lo que mide su autoestima; o ser motivo de orgullo

🇮🇹Italian

orgoglioso

provare rispetto per te stesso o piacere per qualcosa in base al quale misuri la tua autostima; o essere motivo di orgoglio

🇳🇱Dutch

trots

zelfrespect of plezier voelen in iets waaraan je je eigenwaarde meet; of een reden voor trots zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

orgulhoso

sentir respeito próprio ou prazer em algo pelo qual você mede seu valor próprio; ou ser motivo de orgulho

🇷🇺Russian

гордый

чувство самоуважения или удовольствия от чего-то, чем вы измеряете свою самооценку; или быть поводом для гордости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गर्व

किसी चीज़ में आत्म-सम्मान या खुशी महसूस करना जिससे आप अपना आत्म-मूल्य मापते हैं; या गर्व का कारण बन रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্বিত

এমন কিছুতে আত্মসম্মান বা আনন্দ অনুভব করা যার দ্বারা আপনি আপনার স্ব-মূল্য পরিমাপ করেন; অথবা গর্বের কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருமை

உங்கள் சுய மதிப்பை அளவிடும் ஏதாவது ஒன்றில் சுய மரியாதை அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியை உணர்கிறீர்கள்; அல்லது பெருமைக்கு காரணமாக இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

గర్వంగా ఉంది

మీరు మీ స్వీయ-విలువను కొలిచే దానిలో ఆత్మగౌరవం లేదా ఆనందాన్ని అనుభవించడం; లేదా గర్వానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अभिमान

एखाद्या गोष्टीमध्ये स्वाभिमान किंवा आनंद वाटणे ज्याद्वारे तुम्ही तुमचे आत्म-मूल्य मोजता; किंवा अभिमानाचे कारण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્વ

કોઈ વસ્તુમાં આત્મસન્માન અથવા આનંદની લાગણી કે જેના દ્વારા તમે તમારા સ્વ-મૂલ્યને માપો છો; અથવા ગૌરવનું કારણ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನವನ್ನು ನೀವು ಅಳೆಯುವ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು; ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിമാനിക്കുന്നു

നിങ്ങളുടെ ആത്മാഭിമാനം അളക്കുന്ന ഒന്നിൽ ആത്മാഭിമാനമോ ആനന്ദമോ അനുഭവിക്കുക; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അഭിമാനത്തിന് ഒരു കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਣ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵੈ-ਮਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਵੈ-ਮੁੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਪਦੇ ਹੋ; ਜਾਂ ਮਾਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فخر

کسی چیز میں عزت نفس یا خوشی محسوس کرنا جس کے ذریعے آپ اپنی عزت نفس کی پیمائش کرتے ہیں۔ یا فخر کی وجہ بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自豪的

对衡量自我价值的事物感到自尊或快乐；或成为骄傲的理由

🇯🇵Japanese

誇りに思う

自分の価値を測るための何かに自尊心や喜びを感じること。またはプライドの理由になる

🇰🇷Korean

자랑스러운

자신의 가치를 측정하는 어떤 것에서 자존심이나 즐거움을 느끼는 것; 아니면 자존심의 이유가 되거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự hào

cảm thấy tự trọng hoặc hài lòng về điều gì đó mà bạn dùng để đo lường giá trị bản thân; hoặc là lý do để tự hào

🇹🇭Thai

ภูมิใจ

รู้สึกเคารพตนเองหรือพอใจในสิ่งที่คุณวัดคุณค่าในตนเอง หรือเป็นเหตุแห่งความภาคภูมิใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bangga

merasakan harga diri atau kesenangan pada sesuatu yang mengukur harga diri Anda; atau menjadi alasan untuk bangga

🇵🇭Filipino

ipinagmamalaki

pakiramdam ng paggalang sa sarili o kasiyahan sa isang bagay na iyong sinusukat ang iyong pagpapahalaga sa sarili; o pagiging dahilan ng pagmamataas

🇲🇾Malay

bangga

merasa harga diri atau keseronokan dalam sesuatu yang anda mengukur nilai diri anda; atau menjadi sebab kebanggaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فخور

الشعور باحترام الذات أو المتعة بشيء تقيس به قيمتك الذاتية؛ أو يكون سببا للفخر

🇮🇷Persian

افتخار

احساس احترام به خود یا لذت بردن از چیزی که با آن ارزش خود را می سنجید. یا دلیلی برای غرور بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

gurur duymak

öz değerinizi ölçtüğünüz bir şeyden kendinize saygı duymak veya zevk duymak; ya da gurur sebebi olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גֵאֶה

להרגיש כבוד עצמי או הנאה במשהו שבאמצעותו אתה מודד את הערך העצמי שלך; או להיות סיבה לגאווה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'proud'?

The primary meaning of 'proud' is 'feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'proud' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'proud' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'proud' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'proud' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'proud' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'proud' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'proud' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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