conceit

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noun

con·ceit kən-ˈsēt How to pronounce conceit (audio)

: favorable opinion

especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue

… the landlord's conceit of his own superior knowledge …

Adam Smith

b(1)

: a result of mental activity : thought

(2)

: individual opinion

: a fanciful idea

: an elaborate or strained metaphor

The poem abounds in metaphysical conceits.

: use or presence of such conceits in poetry

: an organizing theme or concept

… found his conceit for the film early …

Peter Wilkinson

… the historian's conceit that the past is forever prologue …

Leon V. Sigal

: a fancy item or trifle

Conceits were fancy desserts, made either of sugar … or pastry.

Francie Owen

conceit

2 of 2

verb

conceited; conceiting; conceits

transitive verb

chiefly dialectal : imagine

dialectal British : to take a fancy to

obsolete : conceive, understand

Example Sentences

Noun His conceit has earned him many enemies. the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music Verb after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Also, each subplot is meant to evoke different film genres, which is a clever conceit, but the genres (prison breakout movie, stoner action comedy, '80s slasher horror, eg) don't always mesh particularly well.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022 Obviously traveling from city to city is the conceit of this particular trip.

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2021 It’s all just a little too immaculately rendered to be satisfying, or even compelling beyond the initial conceit.

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Dunham’s conceit combines the realistic sleaze of Red Rocket and the gynophobic conceptual fantasy of Todd Haynes’s Safe.

Armond White, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022 In 1990, Andrew Bergman directed The Freshman, a Matthew Broderick comedy whose chief conceit was casting Marlon Brando to play a Mob boss whom everyone in the movie could see looked exactly like, well, Vito Corleone.

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Renaissance channels the energy and the conceit of the club into a demonstration of self-love.

Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 The conceit invests the work of Hummon and co-book writer Charles Randolph-Wright — who also supplies excellent direction — with historical accuracy.

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The former works fine and Laird Mackintosh leans generously and self-effacingly into the conceit.

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 See More

conceit 1 of 2

noun

as in metaphor

an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

metaphor
analogy
figure of speech
simile
euphemism
device
circumlocution
catachresis
dead metaphor
code word
mixed metaphor
crank

as in illusion

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

illusion
fantasy
delusion
dream
daydream
vision
unreality
idea
chimera
hallucination
phantasm
phantasy
imaging
pipe dream
fiction
nightmare
mirage
figment
fancy
nonentity
fantasm
castle in the air
castle in Spain
fable
visualization
concoction
fabrication
utopia
ignis fatuus
brainchild
cloudland
invention
envisaging
will-o'-the-wisp
cloud-cuckoo-land
Shangri-la
daymare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fact
reality
actuality

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to humility than to conceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

vanity
ego
pridefulness
arrogance
pride
smugness
egotism
conceitedness
vainglory
complacency
pomposity
pompousness
vainness
self-conceit
complacence
superiority
self-opinion
self-importance
confidence
self-satisfaction
self-admiration
self-congratulation
amour propre
hubris
self-glory
vaingloriousness
assurance
self-love
bighead
superciliousness
swelled head
haughtiness
selfishness
self-assumption
snobbishness
swellheadedness
imperiousness
overconfidence
presumption
egoism
disdainfulness
pretension
self-righteousness
pretentiousness
pretense
self-assurance
lordliness
pretence
self-esteem
self-confidence
self-assertion
self-centeredness
self-pride
self-respect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

humility
modesty
diffidence
humbleness
altruism
timidity
unselfishness
bashfulness
self-doubt
demureness
shyness
self-loathing
passivity
self-disgust
timidness
passiveness
self-hate

conceit

2 of 2

verb

chiefly dialect

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

imagine
envision
fantasy
picture
dream
see
vision
feature
fancy
fantasize
conceive
image
visualize
envisage
contemplate
plan
daydream
ideate
muse
project
concoct
ponder
ruminate
conjure (up)
foresee
reflect
hallucinate
invent
manufacture
meditate
reminisce
relive
make up
stargaze
prefigure
fabricate
re-create

单词	conceit
释义	conceit 1 of 2 noun con·ceit kən-ˈsēt 1 a : favorable opinion especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue … the landlord's conceit of his own superior knowledge … Adam Smith b(1) : a result of mental activity : thought (2) : individual opinion 2 a : a fanciful idea b : an elaborate or strained metaphor The poem abounds in metaphysical conceits. c : use or presence of such conceits in poetry d : an organizing theme or concept … found his conceit for the film early … Peter Wilkinson … the historian's conceit that the past is forever prologue … Leon V. Sigal 3 : a fancy item or trifle Conceits were fancy desserts, made either of sugar … or pastry. Francie Owen conceit 2 of 2 verb conceited; conceiting; conceits transitive verb 1 chiefly dialectal : imagine 2 dialectal British : to take a fancy to 3 obsolete : conceive, understand Synonyms Noun metaphor Verb conceive conjure (up) dream envisage envision fancy fantasize fantasy feature ideate image imagine picture see vision visualize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun His conceit has earned him many enemies. the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music Verb after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day Recent Examples on the Web Noun Also, each subplot is meant to evoke different film genres, which is a clever conceit, but the genres (prison breakout movie, stoner action comedy, '80s slasher horror, eg) don't always mesh particularly well. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022 Obviously traveling from city to city is the conceit of this particular trip. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2021 It’s all just a little too immaculately rendered to be satisfying, or even compelling beyond the initial conceit. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Dunham’s conceit combines the realistic sleaze of Red Rocket and the gynophobic conceptual fantasy of Todd Haynes’s Safe. Armond White, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022 In 1990, Andrew Bergman directed The Freshman, a Matthew Broderick comedy whose chief conceit was casting Marlon Brando to play a Mob boss whom everyone in the movie could see looked exactly like, well, Vito Corleone. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Renaissance channels the energy and the conceit of the club into a demonstration of self-love. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 The conceit invests the work of Hummon and co-book writer Charles Randolph-Wright — who also supplies excellent direction — with historical accuracy. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The former works fine and Laird Mackintosh leans generously and self-effacingly into the conceit. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre — see conceive First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b(1) Verb 1557, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Phrases Containing conceit self-conceit self-conceit Kids Definition conceit noun con·ceit kən-ˈsēt : too much pride in a person's own abilities or qualities : excessive self-esteem conceit 1 of 2 noun 1 as in metaphor an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance metaphor analogy figure of speech simile euphemism device circumlocution catachresis dead metaphor code word mixed metaphor crank 2 as in illusion a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit Synonyms & Similar Words illusion fantasy delusion dream daydream vision unreality idea chimera hallucination phantasm phantasy imaging pipe dream fiction nightmare mirage figment fancy nonentity fantasm castle in the air castle in Spain fable visualization concoction fabrication utopia ignis fatuus brainchild cloudland invention envisaging will-o'-the-wisp cloud-cuckoo-land Shangri-la daymare Antonyms & Near Antonyms fact reality actuality 3 as in vanity an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to humility than to conceit Synonyms & Similar Words vanity ego pridefulness arrogance pride smugness egotism conceitedness vainglory complacency pomposity pompousness vainness self-conceit complacence superiority self-opinion self-importance confidence self-satisfaction self-admiration self-congratulation amour propre hubris self-glory vaingloriousness assurance self-love bighead superciliousness swelled head haughtiness selfishness self-assumption snobbishness swellheadedness imperiousness overconfidence presumption egoism disdainfulness pretension self-righteousness pretentiousness pretense self-assurance lordliness pretence self-esteem self-confidence self-assertion self-centeredness self-pride self-respect Antonyms & Near Antonyms humility modesty diffidence humbleness altruism timidity unselfishness bashfulness self-doubt demureness shyness self-loathing passivity self-disgust timidness passiveness self-hate See More conceit 2 of 2 verb chiefly dialect as in to imagine to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day Synonyms & Similar Words imagine envision fantasy picture dream see vision feature fancy fantasize conceive image visualize envisage contemplate plan daydream ideate muse project concoct ponder ruminate conjure (up) foresee reflect hallucinate invent manufacture meditate reminisce relive make up stargaze prefigure fabricate re-create
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