Proud

a.	1.	Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. - Milton. O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! - Shak. And shades impervious to the proud world's glare. - Keble.
	2.	Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; - often with of; as, proud of one's country. Are we proud men proud of being proud ? - Thackeray.
	2.	Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious. Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud Are mantled with a golden cloud. - Keble.
	3.	Excited by sexual desire; - applied particularly to the females of some animals. Proud flesh (Med.) a fungous growth or excrescence of granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.

Adj.	1.	proud - 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" Antonyms: humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
	2.	proud - having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" Synonyms: majestic, gallant, lofty

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