n. The state or condition of being prideful; pride.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or condition of being prideful; scornfulness; also, vanity.
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n. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Word Usage
"Not brazened-it-out, or wrapped-himself-in-pridefulness (the surest sign of struggle), simply free, by what conjunction of insight or ignorance I am still at a loss to imagine, from the universal misery of fitting-in - the-body."