In A WoRld of OuR OwN

Sunday, July 01, 2007

pride /praɪd/ [prahyd] noun, verb, prid·ed, prid·ing.
–noun
1. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
2. the state or feeling of being proud.
3. a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.
4. pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself or believed to reflect credit upon oneself: civic pride.
5. something that causes a person or persons to be proud: His art collection was the pride of the family.
6. the best of a group, class, society, etc.: This bull is the pride of the herd.
7. the most flourishing state or period: in the pride of adulthood.
8. mettle in a horse.
9. Literary. splendor, magnificence, or pomp.
10. a group of lions.
11. sexual desire, esp. in a female animal.
12. ornament or adornment. –verb (used with object)
13. to indulge or plume (oneself) in a feeling of pride (usually fol. by on or upon): She prides herself on her tennis. —Idiom
14. pride and joy, someone or something cherished, valued, or enjoyed above all others: Their new grandchild is their pride and joy.

i believe people can take this word to the extreme. and then some more. like 'to infinity, and beyond' the acceptable limit of what most people doesn't mind. So it becomes:

e·go·is·tic /ˌigoʊˈɪstɪk, ˌɛgoʊ-/ [ee-goh-is-tik, eg-oh-] –adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
2. being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one's own desires; self-centered.

i've met one such person. WAAAAYYYYYY too egoistic. someone should just slap him/her.

~9:19 AM

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