- one's pride and joy
- a person or thing of which one is very proud.→ pride
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one's pride and joy — a person or thing of which one is very proud and which is a source of great pleasure the car was his pride and joy … Useful english dictionary
Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song) — Pride and Joy is the second track on Stevie Ray Vaughan s second album Texas Flood . It is a blues song and is one of his most famous tracks. Parts of the solos are from I m Cryin . Stevie wrote this song for his wife at that time, Lenora, but… … Wikipedia
Pride and Joy (Marvin Gaye song) — Infobox Single Name = Pride Joy Background = khaki Artist = Marvin Gaye from Album = That Stubborn Kinda Fellow B side = Released = May 1963 Format = 7 single Recorded = September 12, 1962; Hitsville, USA; Detroit, Michigan Genre = R B/soul… … Wikipedia
joy — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ joys 1) N UNCOUNT Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Salter shouted with joy. ...tears of joy. 2) N COUNT: with supp A joy is something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure. One can never learn all… … English dictionary
pride — noun 1》 a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions that do one credit. ↘something which causes this. 2》 consciousness of one s own dignity. ↘the quality of having an excessively high… … English new terms dictionary
Joy Adamson — (January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist and author, best known for her book, Born Free , which described her experiences in raising Elsa from cub to lioness. The book Born Free was an international bestseller and printed in several… … Wikipedia
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pride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of self worth Nouns 1. pride, hauteur; dignity, self respect, self esteem, self sufficiency, reserve. 2. (sympton of pride) arrogance, insolence; ostentation; vanity, vainglory, crest, airs, high… … English dictionary for students
pride — prideful, adj. pridefully, adv. pridefulness, n. prideless, adj. pridelessly, adv. /pruyd/, n., v., prided, priding. n. 1. a high or inordinate opinion of one s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or… … Universalium
pride — noun 1) their triumphs were a source of pride Syn: self esteem, dignity, honor, self respect, self worth, self regard, pride in oneself Ant: shame 2) take pride in a good job well done Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
