pride: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of pride
noun
- countable, uncountable
The quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
Example: He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.
- countable, uncountable
The quality or state of being proud. An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
- countable, uncountable
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
- countable, uncountable
Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
Example: Her long ginger hair is her pride.
Listed forms: prides, pryde.
Source: Wiktionary — pride.
verb
- reflexive
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
Example: I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
Listed forms: prides, priding, prided, pryde.
Source: Wiktionary — pride.
noun
- uncountable
The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
Source: Wiktionary — pride.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pride.
noun
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
noun
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- superbia
verb
be proud of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pride in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pride
P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pride
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pride
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pride. Showing up to 24, longest first.