conceit
1con·ceit
noun \kən-ˈsēt\Definition of CONCEIT
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
Examples of CONCEIT
- His conceit has earned him many enemies.
- <the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music>
Origin of CONCEIT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to CONCEIT
- Synonyms
- metaphor, figure of speech
- Antonyms
- humbleness, humility, modesty
Rhymes with CONCEIT
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2conceit
transitive verbDefinition of CONCEIT
1
obsolete : conceive, understand
2
chiefly dialect : imagine
3
dialect British : to take a fancy to
Examples of CONCEIT
- <after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day>
First Known Use of CONCEIT
1557
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