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   Con·ceit

   /kənˈsēt/

   

   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. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate 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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   3 days ago · 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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   [countable] (specialist) a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things synonym metaphor. The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit. Word Origin. See conceit in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: conceit. Definition of conceit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Definitions of conceit. noun. the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. synonyms: conceitedness, vanity. see more. noun. feelings of excessive pride. synonyms: amour propre, self-love, vanity. see more. noun. a fanciful idea or notion. noun. an artistic device or effect.

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   Conceit definition, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc. See more.

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   conceit meaning: too much pride in yourself and your actions. Learn more.