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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ceit /kənˈsit/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- an overly favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, etc.;
vanity:conceit about her good looks.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ceit (kən sēt′),USA pronunciation n. - an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- something that is conceived in the mind;
a thought;
idea:He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. - imagination;
fancy. - a fancy;
whim;
fanciful notion. - Poetryan elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature.
- Poetrythe use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, esp. in poetry.
- a fancy, purely decorative article.
- British Terms
- favorable opinion;
esteem. - personal opinion or estimation.
- [Obs.]the faculty of conceiving;
apprehension. - Idioms out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with.
v.t. - to flatter (esp. oneself ).
- British Termsto take a fancy to;
have a good opinion of. - [Obs.]
- to imagine.
- to conceive;
apprehend.
- 1350–1400; Middle English conceyte, conceipt, derivative of conceive by analogy with deceive, deceit and receive, receipt; compare Anglo-French conceite; see concept
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged self-esteem, vanity, egotism, complacency. See pride.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humility.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conceit /kənˈsiːt/ n - a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity
- literary an elaborate image or far-fetched comparison, esp as used by the English Metaphysical poets
- archaic a witty expression
- fancy; imagination
- an idea
vb (transitive)- obsolete to think or imagine
Etymology: 14th Century: from conceive |