Pride vs. Conceit

Pridenoun

The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.

Pridenoun

(often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.

Pridenoun

Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.

Pridenoun

That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.

Pridenoun

Show; ostentation; glory.

Pridenoun

Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,

Pridenoun

Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.

Pridenoun

Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.

Pridenoun

A company of lions or other large felines.

Pridenoun

(zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

Pridenoun

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Prideverb

(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

Pridenoun

A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); - called also prid, and sandpiper.

Pridenoun

The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.

Pridenoun

A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; - in a good sense.

Pridenoun

Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.

Pridenoun

That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.

Pridenoun

Show; ostentation; glory.

Pridenoun

Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life.

Pridenoun

Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.

Prideverb

To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; - used reflexively.

Prideverb

To be proud; to glory.

Pridenoun

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

Pridenoun

satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements;

Pridenoun

the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

Pridenoun

a group of lions

Pridenoun

unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Prideverb

be proud of;

Pride

Pride is positive emotional response or attitude to something with an intimate connection to oneself, due to its perceived value. Oxford defines it amongst other things as This may be related to one's own abilities or achievements, positive characteristics of friends or family, or one's country.

Conceitnoun

(obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.

Conceitnoun

The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.

Conceitnoun

Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Conceitnoun

(obsolete) Opinion, (neutral) judgment.

Conceitnoun

Esteem, favourable opinion.

Conceitnoun

(countable) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.

Conceitnoun

An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.

Conceitnoun

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.

Conceitnoun

Design; pattern.

Conceitverb

(obsolete) To form an idea; to think.

Conceitverb

To conceive.

Conceitnoun

That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.

Conceitnoun

Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit.

Conceitnoun

Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Conceitnoun

A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip.

Conceitnoun

An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.

Conceitnoun

Design; pattern.

Conceitverb

To conceive; to imagine.

Conceitverb

To form an idea; to think.

Conceitnoun

feelings of excessive pride

Conceitnoun

the trait of being vain and conceited

Conceitnoun

excessive pride in oneself

Conceitnoun

an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor

Conceitnoun

an artistic effect or device

Conceitnoun

a fanciful notion

Conceit

In modern literary criticism, more common with genre fiction, conceit often means an extended rhetorical device, summed up in a short phrase, that refers to a situation which either does not exist, or exists rarely, but is needed for the plot. and are examples from science fiction; the is an example from detective stories.