PROUD
What does "PROUD" mean?
Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements or qualities.
Meanings
- Feeling pleasure and satisfaction over something one has done, owns, or is connected to. She was proud of the garden she had grown from seed.
- Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; arrogant. He was too proud to admit he had asked for directions.
- Imposing, grand, or stately in appearance. The proud old courthouse still dominated the town square. formal
- Slightly raised above a surrounding surface. Sand the nail down where it sits proud of the wood. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'prud'/'prut' ('arrogant, having a high opinion of oneself'), probably borrowed from Old French 'prud' ('brave, valiant'), itself from Late Latin 'prode' ('beneficial').
A little poem
He stood so straight the wind went round him, sure-
and that same height is why the storm found him.
couplet
Wordplay
- A carpenter said the nail was being proud. It wasn't bragging - it was just sticking out.
What it teaches
Pride in what you made lifts you; pride in being you can leave you standing alone.
Quick facts
What does PROUD mean?
Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements or qualities.
Is PROUD a valid word?
Yes — PROUD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PROUD?
PROUD has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PROUD come from?
From Old English 'prud'/'prut' ('arrogant, having a high opinion of oneself'), probably borrowed from Old French 'prud' ('brave, valiant'), itself from Late Latin 'prode' ('beneficial').
What can PROUD teach us?
Pride in what you made lifts you; pride in being you can leave you standing alone.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.