Conceit - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈsiːt|
Brit.
|kənˈsiːt|
noun
- feelings of excessive pride (syn: self-love, vanity)
- an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
- a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
- 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 effectthe architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree
- the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride (syn: vanity)Extra examples
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...
...after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day...
The conceit of the woman!
His sermons were full of puns and conceits.
His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit
Word forms
noun
singular: conceit
plural: conceits
singular: conceit
plural: conceits
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