Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being proud; pride.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being proud; pride.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mostly archaic
Pride .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Captain, in an undertone and in all "proudness," said, "Ask Madame to sing."
In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The other chorus girls said, 'She has no self-proudness,' but Josephine said, 'Look, the people love it.'
Lesley M. M. Blume: How Josephine Baker Helped Save Post-War French Fashion (PHOTOS) 2010
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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The underlying proudness, which simmered quietly, will find a new voice.
Intimidation tactics becoming more and more like Colombia 2008
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