Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Canada, Scotland, US)Full of pride.

    stolz

    го́рдыйgórdyj, зано́счивыйzanósčivyj, высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj

  2. (Canada, Scotland, US)Taking pride in something.

More definitions
  • joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  • having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Your friend shouldn't be so prideful!

  2. He's prideful and arrogant.

    ruОн гордый и заносчивый. — astyng

  3. You shouldn't be so prideful.

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Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From Middle English pridefulle, prydefull, equivalent to pride + -ful.

From Middle English pridefulle, prydefull, equivalent to pride + -ful.

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Forms

more prideful, most prideful
Comparativemore prideful Lesson
Superlativemost prideful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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