proud

 
Pronunciation: /praʊd/

adjective

  • 1feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one’s own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated: a proud grandma of three boys she got nine passes and he was so proud of her
  • (of an event, achievement, etc.) causing someone to feel proud: we have a proud history of innovation
  • 2having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance: he was a proud, arrogant man
  • conscious of one’s own dignity: I was too proud to go home
  • imposing; splendid: bulrushes emerge tall and proud from the middle of the pond
  • 3 [predic.] British slightly projecting from a surface: balls standing proud of the fabric
  • denoting flesh that has grown round a healing wound with excessive granulation of the tissues.

Phrases

do someone proud

informal
act in a way that gives someone cause to feel pleased or satisfied: they did themselves proud in a game which sent the fans home happy
treat someone very well, typically by lavishly feeding or entertaining them.

Derivatives

proudly

adverb

proudness

noun

Origin:

late Old English prūt, prūd 'having a high opinion of one's own worth', from Old French prud 'valiant', based on Latin prodesse 'be of value'. The phrase proud flesh dates back to late Middle English, but the sense 'slightly projecting' is first recorded in English dialect of the 19th century