conceit in English dictionary

  • conceit

    Meanings and definitions of "conceit"

    • (uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
    • (obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; a conception; a notion; an idea; a thought.
    • (countable) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
    • (countable, rhetoric, literature) A device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. [14th–18th c.]
    • noun
      The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
    • noun
      Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Opinion, (neutral) judgment. [14th–18th c.]
    • noun
      (now rare, dialectal)
      Esteem, favourable opinion. [from 15th c.]
    • noun
      (countable)
      A novel or fanciful idea; a whim. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (countable, rhetoric, literature)
      An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      Design; pattern.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To form an idea; to think.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To conceive.
    • overly high self-esteem
    • idea, literary device
    • An over-high esteem of oneself; vain pride.
    • Feelings of excessive pride.
    • bragging about one’s own ability
    • noun
      an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
    • noun
      an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
    • noun
      a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
    • noun
      feelings of excessive pride
    • noun
      the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

    Synonyms of "conceit" in English dictionary

    pride, turn of expression, turn of phrase are the top synonyms of "conceit" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of conceit

    • conceit ( countable and uncountable;  plural  conceits)
    • conceit (countable and uncountable, plural conceits)
    • conceit (third-person singular simple present conceits, present participle conceiting, simple past and past participle conceited)
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