Associations to the word «Proud»

PROUD, adjective. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.

PROUD, adjective. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.

PROUD, adjective. (chiefly Biblical)   Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.

PROUD, adjective. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride.

PROUD, adjective. (obsolete)   Brave, valiant; gallant.

PROUD, adjective. Standing out or raised; swollen.

PROUD, adjective. (obsolete)   Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat.

PROUD, adjective. Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the southern United States.

PROUD AS A PEACOCK, adjective. (simile) Extremely proud.

PROUD AS PUNCH, adjective. (simile) Very proud.

PROUD FLESH, noun. (pathology) hypertrophic scarring

PROUD, adjective. Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure 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".

PROUD, adjective. Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks".