Conceit (Noun)
Meaning 1
Feelings of excessive pride.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The famous actress's conceit about her own beauty made her impossible to work with.
- His conceit and arrogance eventually led to his downfall in the business world.
- The millionaire's conceit about his wealth was evident in the extravagant mansion he built.
- She couldn't stand the politician's conceit about his supposed importance.
- His conceit about being a great writer was crushed when his novel was rejected by multiple publishers.
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Meaning 2
An artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 3
The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
An elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.