Main Entry: ¹con·ceit

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsēt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre

Date: 14th century

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>