proud

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Feeling happy and satisfied about something you or someone close to you has done.

   We're proud of our daughter for passing all her exams.

2. 2
   adj

   Being a cause for pride; giving a feeling of pride.

   It was a proud day when we finally won the championship.

3. 3
   adj

   Having too high an opinion of yourself; arrogant.

   He was too proud to admit he was wrong.

Common collocations

• proud father Adjective + noun

From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”)), probably from Old French prod, prud (“brave, gallant”) (modern French preux), from Late Latin prōde (“useful”), derived from Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. Compare Old Norse prýði (“ornament; gallantry, bravery”). See also pride. Cognate with German Low German praud, Old Norse prúðr (“gallant, brave, magnificent, sta…

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