[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

proud \proud\, a. compar. prouder; superl. proudest. oe.
   proud, prout, prud, prut, as. pr=ut; akin to icel.
   pr=uethr stately, handsome, dan. prud handsome. cf.
   pride.
   1. feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:
      a possessing or showing too great self-esteem;
          overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant;
          haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
          1913 webster

                nor much expect
                a foe so proud will first the weaker seek.
                                                  --milton.
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                o death, made proud with pure and princely
                beauty                           --shak.
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                and shades impervious to the proud world's
                glare.                            --keble.
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      b having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem;
          exulting in; elated; -- often with of; as, proud of
          one's country. "proud to be checked and soothed."
          --keble.
          1913 webster

                are we proud men proud of being proud ?
                                                  --thackeray.
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   2. giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation;
      worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent;
      admirable; ostentatious. "of shadow proud." --chapman.
      "proud titles." --shak. " the proud temple's height."
      --dryden.
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            till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud
            are mantled with a golden cloud.      --keble.
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   3. excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the
      females of some animals. --sir t. browne.
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   note: proud is often used with participles in the formation
         of compounds which, for the most part, are
         self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded,
         proud-swelling.
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   proud flesh med., a fungous growth or excrescence of
      granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.
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see also:
prouder proudest pride proud flesh 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

proud
     adj 1: 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" ant: humble
     2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
        pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
        peaks" syn: gallant, lofty, majestic
see also:
humble gallant lofty majestic 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

153 moby thesaurus words for "proud":
   babylonian, corinthian, arrogant, assured, august, awe-inspiring,
   awful, barbaric, big, bloated, boastful, braggart, cavalier,
   cocksure, cocky, complacent, conceited, condescending, confident,
   contemptuous, convinced, creditable, decided, deluxe, determined,
   dignified, disdainful, dismissive, distinguished, domineering,
   egotistical, elaborate, elegant, eminent, erect, estimable,
   extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, grandiose,
   gratified, great, haughty, high and mighty, high-and-mighty,
   high-faluting, high-flown, high-handed, high-headed, high-nosed,
   hoity-toity, honorable, honored, house-proud, hubristic, huffy,
   illustrious, imperious, important, imposing, impressive,
   independent, insolent, lofty, lordly, luxurious, magnificent,
   majestic, masterful, narcissistic, noble, notable, noted,
   noteworthy, ostentatious, overbearing, overconfident, oversure,
   overweening, palatial, patronizing, persuaded, pleased with, plush,
   poised, pompous, posh, positive, pretentious, prideful, princely,
   prominent, proud as lucifer, proud-blooded, proud-looking,
   proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful, proudhearted, purse-proud,
   reassured, reputable, respected, resplendent, ritzy, secure,
   self-assured, self-conceited, self-confident, self-esteeming,
   self-important, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-satisfied,
   self-sufficient, smug, snobbish, snooty, snotty, splendacious,
   splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, stiff-necked,
   stuck-up, stuffy, sublime, sumptuous, superb, supercilious,
   superfancy, superfine, superior, sure, swank, swanky, swell,
   toplofty, unafraid, undoubting, unfaltering, unhesitating,
   unwavering, uppish, uppity, upstage, vain, vainglorious, worthy

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