Pride
Pride noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
Vaingloriousness and pride are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vaingloriousness" instead a noun "Pride".
Nearby Words: prided, priding
Vaingloriousness
Vaingloriousness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: a tiresome vaingloriousness that manifested itself in the old general's incessant boasting about his battlefield victories
Pride and vaingloriousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pride" instead a noun "Vaingloriousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and pride
- conceit and vaingloriousness
- loftiness and pride
- loftiness and vaingloriousness
- self-respect and pride
- self-respect and vaingloriousness
- pretension and pride
- pretension and vaingloriousness
- presumption and pride
- presumption and vaingloriousness
- self-esteem and pride
- self-esteem and vaingloriousness
- self-love and pride
- self-love and vaingloriousness
Cite this Source
Vaingloriousness and Pride. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pride/vaingloriousness
Pride & Vaingloriousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pride/vaingloriousness>.
Vaingloriousness or Pride. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pride/vaingloriousness.
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