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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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   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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   conceit: [noun] a result of mental activity : thought. individual opinion.

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

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   Conceit definition: an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.. See examples of CONCEIT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONCEIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   If you’re always boasting and can’t stop talking about yourself, you have that character flaw known as conceit. Your friends — if you have any — may also complain about your arrogance, vanity, and egotism.

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   2 [countable] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the movie from the start. The director's brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white.

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    Probably < Anglo-Norman conceit, conceite, consceite, conseit, conceipt (feminine; also occasionally masculine) idea, opinion (first half of the 14th cent. or earlier), probably use as noun of feminine… Show more