conceit

Plural: conceits

Noun

• feelings of excessive pride
• 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
• Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
• The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
• Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
• Opinion, (neutral) judgment.
• Esteem, favourable opinion.
• A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
• An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
• Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
• Design; pattern.

Verb

Verb Forms: conceited, conceiting, conceits

• To imagine or form an idea in the mind.
• To form an idea; to think.
• To conceive.

Examples

• a man of quick conceit
• He would often CONCEIT elaborate plays, only to find he lacked the letters.

Synonyms

amour propre, conceitedness, self-love, vanity

Antonyms

humility

Anagrams of conceit