Definition of proud

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Proud (superl.) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country..

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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..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Aristocrat :: Aristocrat (n.) One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person.
Pride :: Pride (n.) That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc..
Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step..
Orgillous :: Orgillous (a.) Proud; haughty.
Turbidly :: Turbidly (adv.) Proudly; haughtily.
High :: High (superl.) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.
Bragly :: Bragly (adv.) In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly.
High-stepper :: High-stepper (n.) A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing..
Show :: Show (n.) Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
Look :: Look (n.) Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look..
Proudling :: Proudling (n.) A proud or haughty person.
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
Proudly :: Proudly (adv.) In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully.
Proud :: Proud (superl.) Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious.
Proud :: Proud (superl.) Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.
Pride :: Pride (n.) The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others..
Cobbing :: Cobbing (a.) Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2..
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