conceitcon‧ceit /kənˈsiːt/ noun 
Word Origin
The conceit of the woman!2[countable] technical an unusual way of showing or describing something in a play, film, work of art etc: His sermons were full of puns and conceits.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINconceit
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1600-1700 conceit ‘thought, opinion’ (14-19 centuries), from conceive, on the model of deceive, deceitEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.
- I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out.
- The movie's design conceit uses color for the dream, and black and white for the real world.
- From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
- Had Gabriel publicly insulted him in his cups one night in the Raven, fatally offending that pompous conceit?
- His own marriage was a disastrous threat to this conceit of mastery.
- His personal defects are a somewhat hostile reserve, conceit, and a narrow outlook...
- It sounds like the conceit of a Disney movie.
- More literary games, but here intellectual conceits are mixed with bawdy farce.
- The boar with a flower in his mouth is just a conceit and an obsession.
- What colossal conceit, what sheer hubris, in the idea that he could have both!
Longman Language Activatoran unreasonable feeling of pride► arrogance
1[uncountable] an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance SYN conceitedness: an unreasonable pride in your own abilities or qualities, which makes you behave rudely, as if other people were of no importance or interest: · "I ought to be in charge here," said Jack with simple arrogance.· His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.
► conceit too much pride in your own abilities, appearance, or qualities, especially following a success which has made you behave as if you are very important: · After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.· I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out.
► vanity great pride in yourself so that you are always thinking about yourself, especially about your appearance: · His life is driven by vanity. He has to drive around in the most expensive car and wear the best designer clothes.· Jo's vanity wouldn't let her walk past a mirror without looking in it.
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The conceit of the woman!2[countable] technical an unusual way of showing or describing something in a play, film, work of art etc: His sermons were full of puns and conceits.