Definition of pride

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Pride (n.) Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.

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Ventosity :: Ventosity (n.) Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence, vainglory; pride..
Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;.
Big :: Big (superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride..
Pique :: Pique (n.) A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation..
Swell :: Swell (v. t.) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness..
Pride :: Pride (n.) Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast..
Arrogance :: Arrogance (n.) The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption..
Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope..
Proud :: Proud (superl.) Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense.
Proudness :: Proudness (n.) The quality of being proud; pride.
Pacify :: Pacify (v. t.) To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity..
Margosa :: Margosa (n.) A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic..
Depression :: Depression (n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride..
Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties..
Swelling :: Swelling (n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride..
Supercilium :: Supercilious (a.) Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior..
Luciferian :: Luciferian (a.) Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish.
Scholastic :: Scholastic (a.) Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning..
Hereditary :: Hereditary (a.) Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease..
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge..
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