Meaning & use
Proudness
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The state or quality of feeling or being proud.
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A quiet proudness showed on her face as she watched her daughter graduate.
His proudness in his work never came across as arrogance.
A note on using this word
Though grammatically valid, "proudness" is far less common than its near-synonym "pride" and can sound slightly awkward in everyday writing.
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