adj.
- feeling pride or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements.
▸literary imposing; splendid.
- having or showing a high opinion of oneself.
▸conscious of one's own dignity.
- slightly projecting from a surface.
▸(of flesh) overgrown round a healing wound.
Phrase
Derivative
- proudly adv.
- proudness n.
Etymology
OE prūt, prūd, from OFr. prud ‘valiant’, based on L. prodesse ‘be of value’.