1. Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
   "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" 
2. Having or displaying great dignity or nobility
   "proud alpine peaks"
   - gallant, lofty, majestic

Derived forms: prouder, proudest

See also: arrogant, beaming, big, bigheaded, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, chesty, cock-a-hoop, conceited, crowing, dignified, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, haughty, house-proud, immodest, imperious, impressive, lordly, overbearing, overproud, persnickety, pleased, pride, prideful, proud of, proudly, purse-proud, self-aggrandising [Brit], self-aggrandizing, self-conceited, self-important, self-respectful, self-respecting, shabby-genteel, sniffy, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, supercilious, swaggering, swelled, swellheaded [N. Amer], swollen, swollen-headed, too big for one's breeches, uppish, vain, vainglorious

Antonym: humble

Encyclopedia: Proud

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