proud-minded

proud-minded
proud-mindˈed adjective (Shakespeare)
Proud in mind
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  • Proud — Proud, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel. pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. {Pride}.] 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proud flesh — Proud Proud, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel. pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. {Pride}.] 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proud — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian, Corinthian, arrogant, assured, august, awe inspiring, awful, barbaric, big, bloated, boastful, braggart, cavalier, cocksure, cocky, complacent, conceited, condescending, confident, contemptuous, convinced,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • proud — adj 1. content, contented, satisfied, gratified, pleased, well pleased, Inf. pleased as punch; glad, delighted, happy, sunny, cheerful; complacent, smug, self satisfied, self contented, pleased with oneself, like the cat that swallowed the canary …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • The Smiling, Proud Wanderer — (zh tsp|t=笑傲江湖|s=笑傲江湖|p=xiào ào jiāng hú) is a 1967 Chinese language wuxia novel written by Louis Cha, who was better known as Jinyong.The term Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) means to live a carefree life in a mundane world of strife. An alternative… …   Wikipedia

  • List of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer characters — The following is a list of characters from Jin Yong s wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Contents 1 Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance (五嶽劍派) 1.1 Mount Hua Sect (華山派) 1.1.1 …   Wikipedia

  • High-minded — High mind ed, a. 1. Proud; arrogant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Be not high minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; opposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • high-minded — a. 1. Proud, arrogant, haughty, lofty. 2. Noble, honorable, elevated, lofty, great minded, magnanimous, high toned, firm in principle …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • high-minded — /ˈhaɪ maɪndəd / (say huy muynduhd) adjective 1. having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings: *woe the land whose women are less high minded than the men. –anne summers, 1975. 2. proud or arrogant. –high mindedly, adverb –high… …  

  • high-minded — [hī′mīn′did] adj. 1. Obs. haughty; proud; arrogant 2. having or showing high ideals, principles, etc. high mindedly adv. high mindedness n …   English World dictionary

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