prides
Meaning of prides
noun
- 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.
- (often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
He had pride of ownership in his department.
- Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
- That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
- Show; ostentation; glory.
- Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
to be in the pride of one's life.
- Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
- (collective) A company of lions or other large felines.
A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.
- The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pride.
- To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
Information about prides
- The singular form of prides is: pride.
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Hyphenation of prides
prides
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- prides is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
prides synonyms
Meaning :
dignity, sandpiper, conceit, disdain
Anagrams of prides
redips, risped, spider, spired, spried
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