pride

The word “pride” means a feeling of deep satisfaction or pleasure from one's own achievements, or those of someone close to you. In plain terms, a strong sense of satisfaction in yourself or others, an excess of self-importance, a group of lions, or the LGBTQ celebration.

“Pride” is pronounced pryd (/pɹaɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “pride” used in a sentence: “Her parents beamed with pride at the graduation ceremony.”

Words with a similar meaning to “pride” include amour propre, manship, self-belief, self-confidence, self-love and self-pride.

The opposite of “pride” — its antonyms — are degradation, humility and meekness.

“Pride” is a noun.

The word “pride” comes from Old English. From Old English pryde/prytu, "pride," related to Old English prud ("proud").

“Pride” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

Pride is a warm sense of satisfaction in a real achievement, whether your own or a loved one's. Arrogance is an inflated belief in your own importance, often paired with looking down on others. Pride respects what has genuinely been earned; arrogance exaggerates it and expects admiration it has not deserved.

It can be either. Healthy pride is the well-earned satisfaction of doing something well and it fuels confidence and self-respect. Taken too far, pride becomes vanity or hubris — an excessive self-regard that ignores others and resists correction. Context decides whether it is a virtue or a fault.

It depends on the sense. As the pleasant feeling of achievement, its opposites are shame, embarrassment, and humiliation — the sting of falling short. As excessive self-regard, the opposite is humility or modesty, a grounded view of yourself. So pride sits between the shame of failure and the calm of humility.

Pride shows up whenever a genuine accomplishment brings deep satisfaction. A parent beaming at a child's graduation, an athlete standing on the podium, or a team celebrating a project they built together all feel it. You can also take pride in your work, your heritage, or a job carefully done.