conceit

pronunciation

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Noun:

feelings of excessive pride
the trait of being vain and conceited

Word Origin

conceit (n.): late 14c., "something formed in the mind, thought, notion," from conceiven (see conceive) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1510s), to "vanity" (c. 1600) through shortening of self-conceit (1580s).

Synonym

n.

decoration frill ornament gewgaw gimcrack

n.

fancy eye imagination mind's

n.

maggot fantasy fancy crotchet whimsy whim daydream

n.

notion judgment apprehension thought concept opinion idea conception sentiments

n.

vainglory self-love vanity self-importance complacency swagger self-satisfaction pride braggadocio self-worship boastfulness smugness egotism bigheadedness narcissism self-praise self-admiration self-content self-glorification self-approbation arrogance self-esteem

Antonym

n.

modesty humility

Example

1. All this is a western conceit , says mr jacques .

2. The senate health care bill aims to cash in on their conceit .

3. The legal conceit that companies are natural persons is vital to capitalism .

4. There is a widely held conceit in china that the chinese have america all figured out .

5. So this would also like to thank the ideas I all day ; conceit !

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