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   conceit

   /kənˈsiːt/

   noun

   • 1. excessive pride in oneself: "he was puffed up with conceit" Similar vanitynarcissismconceitednessself-loveself-admirationself-adulationself-regardegotismegoismegocentricityegomaniapridearrogancehubrisboastfulnesscockinessself-importanceimmodestyself-satisfactionsmugnesscomplacencyamour propreinformal:big-headednessswollen-headednessuppishnessuppitinessliterary:vaingloryOpposite modestyhumility
   • 2. an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor: "the idea of the wind's singing is a prime romantic conceit" Similar imageimageryfigurative expressionmetaphorsimiletropefigure of speechplay on wordspunquipwitticism
   • ▪ an artistic effect or device: "the director's brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white"
   • ▪ a fanciful notion: "he is alarmed by the widespread conceit that he spent most of the 1980s drunk" Similar ideanotionfancyarchaic:reverie

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit.

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   The meaning of CONCEIT is favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue. How to use conceit in a sentence.

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   CONCEIT definition: 1. the state of being too proud of yourself and your actions: 2. a clever or surprising…. Learn more.

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   an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc. Synonyms: complacency, egotism, vanity, self-esteem. Antonyms: humility. something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.

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   6 meanings: 1. a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity 2. literary an elaborate image or.... Click for more definitions.

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   a fanciful idea or notion. noun. an artistic device or effect. “the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree” see more. noun. an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things. see more. noun. a witty or ingenious turn of phrase.

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   1. an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.; vanity. 2. a fancy or whim. 3. an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature. 4. something conceived in the mind; a thought; idea. 5. a fancy, purely decorative article.

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   Origin of conceit 1 First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English conceyte, conceipt, derivative of conceive by analogy with deceive , deceit and receive , receipt ; compare Anglo-French conceite; see concept

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    Definition of conceit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    CONCEIT definition: too much pride in yourself and your actions. Learn more.