proud
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
How often you will meet it
Rank 915 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,206 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride proud parentsa proud moment
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility also: gallant, lofty, majestic a gallant pageantlofty ships
proud in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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How proud Caesar was of his father!
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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A proud man was Lars Porsena Upon the trysting day.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The curiously gentle smile had never left the bearded lips, but in his voice a slight proud change was perceptible.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The older man, proud and strong and reserved, turned on his son such a shining face as the boy had never seen.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1