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housepride

housepride noun: pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud.

Noun

housepride (uncountable)

  1. pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud
    • In the West Riding also the woman's real domain was still the home, and her daily experience one of housepride and fatigue.1982, Patrick Joyce, Work, society and politics: the culture of the factory in later Victorian England, page 114

Origin of housepride

From house + pride.

Questions about housepride

What does housepride mean?
Housepride means pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud.
What part of speech is housepride?
Housepride is a noun.

Words near housepride in the dictionary

  1. houseplant
  2. houseplants
  3. houseplex
  4. housepost
  5. houseposts
  6. housepride
  7. houseproud
  8. houser
  9. houseraising
  10. houseraisings
  11. houseroom

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