The meaning of PROUD is feeling or showing pride. How to use proud in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Proud.

proud adjective [-er/-est only] (RESPECTING YOURSELF) having respect for yourself, or showing feelings of your own worth:

Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.

If you feel proud, you feel pleasure and satisfaction at something that you own, have done, or are connected with.

There are 22 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word proud, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of or a justifiable pride concerning …

People in the city are very proud of the new opera house. She's a proud, independent woman. You should be proud of your achievements. Are you proud of what you've done? The manager …