Difference between Proud and Prideful

What is the difference between Proud and Prideful?

Proud as an adjective is having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious. while Prideful as an adjective is full of pride.

Proud

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves. Generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride. Brave, valiant; gallant. Standing out or raised; swollen. Excited by sexual desire; (of female animals) in heat. Happy, usually used with a sense of honor, as in "I'm so proud to have you in our town." But occasionally just plain happy as in "I'm proud to see gas prices down." This is a widespread colloquial usage in the South.

Prideful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Full of pride.

We hope you now know whether to use Proud or Prideful in your sentence.

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