conceit

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conceit[1,noun] conceit[2,transitive verb] self-conceit

Main Entry: ¹con·ceit
Pronunciation: k&n-'sEt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre
1 a (1) : a result of mental activity : THOUGHT (2) : individual opinion b : favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue
2 : a fancy item or trifle
3 a : a fanciful idea b : an elaborate or strained metaphor c : use or presence of such conceits in poetry d : an organizing theme or concept <found his conceit for the film early -- Peter Wilkinson>