pride oneself on/upon

pride oneself on/upon
be especially proud of (a quality or skill).
pride

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  • pride — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions. 2) a cause or source of such a feeling. 3) consciousness of one s own dignity. 4) the quality of having an excessively high opinion of… …   English terms 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

  • Pride — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pride >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dignity dignity self respect mens sibi conscia recti =>(Vergil) GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 pride pride Sgm: N 2 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 2 high not …   English dictionary for students

  • 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 — /praɪd / (say pruyd) noun 1. high or inordinate opinion of one s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. 2. the state or feeling of being proud. 3. becoming or… …  

  • Pride — is a lofty view of one s self or one s own. Pride often manifests itself as a high opinion of one s nation (national pride), ethnicity (ethnic pride), or appearance and abilities (vanity). Pride is considered a negative attribute by most major… …   Wikipedia

  • pride# — pride n Pride, vanity, vainglory are comparable when they mean the quality or the feeling of a person who is keenly or excessively aware of his own excellence or superiority. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are found in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Pride — • The excessive love of one s own excellence. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pride     Pride     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • 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 — [[t]praɪd[/t]] n. v. prid•ed, prid•ing 1) the state or quality of being proud; self respect 2) a feeling of gratification arising from association with something good or laudable: civic pride[/ex] 3) a high or inordinate opinion of one s own… …   From formal English to slang

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