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单词 conceitedness
释义

conceited

adjective

con·​ceit·​ed kən-ˈsē-təd How to pronounce conceited (audio)
1
: ingeniously contrived : fanciful
… a person may hold to conceited fantasies which falsify a discouraging reality. Derek Russell Davis
2
: having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself
a brilliant but conceited musician
conceitedly adverb
conceitedness noun

Synonyms

  • assured
  • biggety [Southern & Midland]
  • biggity
  • bigheaded
  • complacent
  • consequential
  • egoistic
  • egoistical
  • egotistic
  • egotistical
  • important
  • overweening
  • pompous
  • prideful
  • proud
  • self-conceited
  • self-important
  • self-opinionated
  • self-satisfied
  • smug
  • stuck-up
  • swellheaded
  • vain
  • vainglorious
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Example Sentences

a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs
Recent Examples on the Web In this track, Flo Milli is unabashedly conceited, and her cocky energy is delightfully infectious. Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com, 17 June 2022 Overall, the talk-show clips suggest an amiably conceited artist who, for instance, refused to let others perform before or after him because his own act was more than enough. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022 Now Emma shows a sassy, if slightly conceited, side to her personality. Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 Despite her impressive talents, Kruger is never boastful or conceited. Greg Wolff, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 Because at some point, caring about someone who doesn’t care about you (or who is too conceited to admit caring about you) gets a little sad. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2020 Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. Whitney Friedlander, CNN, 2 July 2019 Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2018 As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another’s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. Colin Covert, kansascity, 18 Jan. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

conceit entry 1

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

conceited

adjective

con·​ceit·​ed kən-ˈsē-təd How to pronounce conceited (audio)
: vain sense 2

conceitedness

noun

as in pridefulness
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements she was annoyed by his persistent air of conceitedness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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