proudness

NOUN

arrogance

Synonyms

WEAK

airs aloofness audacity bluster braggadocio brass cheek chutzpah conceit conceitedness contemptuousness crust disdain disdainfulness ego egotism gall haughtiness hauteur high-handedness hubris imperiousness insolence loftiness lordliness nerve ostentation overbearance overbearingness pomposity pompousness presumption pretension pretentiousness pride pridefulness priggishness scornfulness self-importance self-love smugness superciliousness superiority swagger vanity

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Captain Aldcroft spoke of her "absolute proudness" at seeing what they have "built over three years" come to fruition before being chastised by Botterman for making up a word.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

"I feel proudness for him... he's overcome so much in his little life."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

The Captain, in an undertone and in all "proudness," said, "Ask Madame to sing."

From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone

There was a dignity and a certain proudness in his manner which impressed me much.

From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker

Yet, in all that time, there was a certain proudness of the heart, that I did come safe out of the power of the Grey Man, and did surely slay him.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

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