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Noun: conceit kun'seet- Feelings of excessive pride
- amour propre, self-love, vanity - An elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
- A witty or ingenious turn of phrase
"he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit" - An artistic device or effect
"the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree" - The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
- conceitedness, vanity
Derived forms: conceits Type of: device, figure, figure of speech, image, pride, pridefulness, trait, trope, turn of expression, turn of phrase Antonym: humility Encyclopedia: Conceit |