A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
Pretentiousness.
To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female animal.
A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; rejection of shame
Show; ostentation; glory.
The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory.
A company of lions or other large felines.
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.