proud-heartedness

English

Etymology

proud-hearted + -ness

Noun

proud-heartedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of proudheartedness
    • 1897, The Churchman - Volume 75, page 14:
      ...whilst on the side of a few there are ostentation and exclusiveness and the proud-heartedness that thrives on pity, not love, and on the side of the many there are envy, ignorance and suspicion.
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