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Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, we don't give God the credit and we mistreat people, looking down on them and thinking we deserve what we have.
Joyce Meyer

Meaning of "prideful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIDEFUL

prideful  [ˈpraɪdfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIDEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prideful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRIDEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prideful in the English dictionary

The definition of prideful in the dictionary is arrogant or haughty, especially. Other definition of prideful is taking pride in an achievement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIDEFUL


aidful
ˈeɪdfʊl
deedful
ˈdiːdfʊl
discordful
dɪsˈkɔːdfʊl
disregardful
ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdfʊl
dreadful
ˈdrɛdfʊl
fraudful
ˈfrɔːdfʊl
gladful
ˈɡlædfʊl
handful
ˈhændfʊl
headful
ˈhedfʊl
heedful
ˈhiːdfʊl
mindful
ˈmaɪndfʊl
needful
ˈniːdfʊl
proudful
ˈpraʊdfʊl
regardful
rɪˈɡɑːdfʊl
remindful
rɪˈmaɪndfʊl
spadeful
ˈspeɪdfʊl
speedful
ˈspiːdfʊl
tradeful
ˈtreɪdfʊl
unmindful
ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl
unneedful
ʌnˈniːdfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIDEFUL

prickly ash
prickly heat
prickly pear
prickly poppy
prickwood
pricky
pricy
pride
pride of place
Pride´s Purge
pridefully
pridefulness
prideless
pridian
prie-dieu
pried
prier
pries
priest
priest-hole

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIDEFUL

bodeful
careful
disgraceful
fateful
forceful
graceful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
shameful
spiteful
suspenseful
tasteful
ungrateful
useful
vengeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of prideful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prideful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIDEFUL

Find out the translation of prideful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prideful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prideful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骄傲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orgulloso
570 millions of speakers

English

prideful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prideful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гордым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orgulhoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্বিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orgueilleux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stolze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高慢な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교만한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prideful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiêu ngạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகந்தை எனும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिमानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gururlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prideful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dumny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гордим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plini de mândrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περηφάνιας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trotse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prideful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stolte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prideful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIDEFUL»

The term «prideful» is regularly used and occupies the 88.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIDEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prideful

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7 QUOTES WITH «PRIDEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prideful.
1
Natalie Maines
I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.
2
Frederica Mathewes-Green
It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus' fold.
3
Joyce Meyer
Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, we don't give God the credit and we mistreat people, looking down on them and thinking we deserve what we have.
4
Terrell Owens
Some people are too prideful to go out and reach out to people to help them in that situation because it's just such a dark time.
5
Adrian Peterson
When you think about little league football, high school, and even on to college even more so, you're dealing with a lot of guys that are prideful, that think they're the best - a lot of alpha males. So, typically, you've got to have a guy that can control those guys, and, when he talks, they know he means business. He's a serious guy.
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Charles Stanley
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.
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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick
As artists, it's tempting to forget the audience's needs. Too often, we're self-centered and self-indulgent in what we share with the world. We're prideful, only showing what we deem as perfect or what we think our peers will respect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIDEFUL»

Discover the use of prideful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prideful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rojo the Prideful Little Rooster
Rojo is a handsome, smart rooster...and he knows it!
Casey Murray Ivey, 2012
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Made for Change
A prideful person is judgmental, constantly putting others down. Saying things like "I would never do what they did." "How could they have done something like that"! Things are always Black and White with very little shades of gray. 7).
Ja'marie Wilson, 2006
3
San Jieh Dao: The Fundamentals
A humble student is loved by his teacher and fellow students, but a prideful student is rejected and an outcast. A humble student is favored and honored, but a prideful student finds no favor and is always ashamed. A humble student is one  ...
Bahram Khozairy, 2009
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Social Science
The theory of technological innovation thus plays the same role as Jim's character trait “being a prideful fellow”: Given this principle, A counterfactually entails the negation of B. Lewis, by contrast, goes on to argue that the counterfactual “Had ...
Harold Kincaid, 2012
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Solomon's Treasure: Uncover the Ancient Paths
Things the Lord Hates (16:5) Prideful people are detested by the Lord, and they will be punished. C: (16:5) Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. Things the Lord ...
Ralph Scott, 2010
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The God-Powered Life
When prideful thoughts and feelings erupt within us, we should not deny them and quickly put them down. We must clarify whether they are coming from our soul or from our ego. Sometimes our prideful thoughts are really an expression of the ...
Rabbi David Aaron
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Enough!: A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release from ...
The visualization We take the loathed self, prideful self, and neutral self, one by one, and generate loving-kindness and compassion towards each one in turn, beginning with the loathed self. Think strongly: “May this loathed self (prideful self , ...
Chonyi Taylor, 2010
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By Hand Or by Heart
The prideful person will be forced to tell many lies because the gig would be up otherwise. So, you can add "a lying tongue" and "he that soweth discord among brethren" 'to the growing list of abominations. That part about "hands that shed ...
S. Lynn G
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Called to Be Different: A Woman's Journey Into the Heart of ...
ing to be prideful, but I was unwittingly being prideful. And in doing things with a prideful attitude, whether intentional or not, it was opening the door to the curse. The Lord kept bringing the expression “Proud to be an American” into my mind.
Joyce A. Howard, 2010
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In Search of the Spiritual: Gabriel Marcel, Psychoanalysis ...
The proud person usually avoids situations in which he might have to do something that appears menial or servile. He disagrees with the wise words of the Talmud, “No labour, however humble, is dishonouring.” 18. The prideful person fights ...
Paul Marcus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIDEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prideful is used in the context of the following news items.
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USDA Deputy Secretary visits SOWEGA Council on Aging | PHOTO …
“And they're very prideful people and they don't want to ask for help.” #Harden added that many seniors struggle daily trying to decide whether ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
2
Dad and Daughter New York Army National Guard pilots fly together …
"It was pretty prideful. Very rewarding. Extremely nice day for the family." The July 22 flight started out slow and steady, as the pilots allowed ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
3
ALLSPACH: A call to keep state softball in Fort Dodge
LEEDS, Iowa | More than a few in this staunchly loyal and prideful community would admit they lean to a “Leeds'' dateline rather than “Sioux ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
4
'NYT' must think it has no Amish readers
“Tell them you're not allowed to wear zippers because metal is prideful.” “Oh God.” “Tell them that's why none of your bras have hooks.” “Mom! «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
5
Report: The Yankees have contacted the Phillies about Cole Hamels
You're paying CC Sabathia in excess of $20 million to put up negative value to your team, but the team is too prideful to ask CC to be a reliever, ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
6
Cast aside by Eagles, Bills' McCoy has plenty to prove
This is an extremely prideful position. Every back in the NFL has carried the ball their entire lives. Been The Man. Now, more than ever, teams ... «Bills Blitz - The Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Martha Duell, 90, dies; dedicated her life to improving Fayetteville
"She was always very prideful of that relationship between Fayetteville and St. Avold," he said. Staff writer Nichole Manna can be reached at ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
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'Nephi & the Sword of Laban' plays 'Book of Mormon' story to the hilt
The prideful and divisive action of Laman, Nephi's eldest brother, tears the family apart. Refusing to give up his natural birthright as the eldest ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Insider Mailing: Almost Football Time Edition
Daniel: This is so contentious because both Tennesseans and Texans are both very prideful. But it is Tennessee. You can't just come in almost ... «Rocky Top Insider, Jul 15»
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The Commentariat: A sampling of reader comments posted on sltrib …
"Mormons can enjoy this show just fine. If they aren't too prideful about their religion, they will see that it's as much a tribute as it is a roast.". «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»

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