The meaning of PROUD is feeling or showing pride. How to use proud in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Proud.

proud adjective [-er/-est only] (RESPECTING YOURSELF) having respect for yourself, or showing feelings of your own worth:

Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.

Pride is a human secondary emotion characterized by a sense of security with one's identity, performance, or accomplishments. It is often considered the opposite of shame [1] and, …

Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of or a justifiable pride concerning …

If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done. I felt proud of his efforts. They are proud …

Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of or a justifiable pride concerning …

I am proud of what we have accomplished. She's very proud of her daughter. He has a record to be proud of.

Definition of proud adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you feel proud, you feel pleasure and satisfaction at something that you own, have done, or are connected with.