a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
"After years of hard work, she finally felt a deep sense of pride in her own accomplishments."
the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
"She refused to accept the easy shortcut, driven by a fierce pride that demanded she solve the complex puzzle herself."
a group of lions
"The lion pride gathered around their injured member to offer protection and care until he recovered."
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
"His arrogance masked a deep insecurity, but his pride made him refuse to acknowledge any criticism from those he considered beneath him."
In plain English: Pride is the feeling of being happy and satisfied with something you have achieved or someone you care about.
"She felt a deep sense of pride when her daughter won the science fair."
Usage: Use "pride" to describe a feeling of deep satisfaction derived from your own or another's achievements rather than an arrogant belief in your superiority. Avoid using it interchangeably with the negative definition of arrogance unless you are specifically describing someone who acts with loftiness and contempt for others.
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
"She took great pride in her handiwork, displaying every stitch on the finished quilt for all to see."
In plain English: To pride is to feel great satisfaction or joy about something you have done or achieved.
"I am proud to say that my team won the championship."
Usage: Use the verb form of pride only when referring to feeling satisfaction or self-respect about an achievement or quality. Do not use it to mean taking offense at criticism, which requires different phrasing entirely.
A festival primarily for LGBT people, usually organized annually within a city.
"The downtown streets were filled with colorful floats and cheering crowds during the annual Pride celebration."
The word "pride" comes from Middle and Old English, where it originally meant being proud or boastful. It entered modern usage as a direct descendant of these earlier forms without changing its core sense of self-satisfaction.