Conceit Definition
kən-sēt
conceits
noun
conceits
An exaggerated opinion of oneself, one's merits, etc.; vanity.
Webster's New World
Estimation or opinion of something, especially when favorable.
American Heritage
An idea; thought; concept.
Webster's New World
Personal opinion.
Webster's New World
A fanciful or witty expression or notion; often, specif., a striking and elaborate metaphor, sometimes one regarded, esp. formerly, as strained and arbitrary.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- chestiness
- self-assertiveness
- puppyism
- fantasticism
- self-love
- vanity
- amour-propre
- conceitedness
- whim
- vagary
- snobbery
- self-glorification
- self-conceit
- priggery
- presumptuousness
verb
To think well of; take a fancy to.
Webster's New World
To think or imagine.
Webster's New World
Shakespeare.
One of two bad ways you must conceit me, / Either a coward or a flatterer.
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