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Conceit

kənˈsiːt

Conceit definitions
noun
conceit conceits
  1. excessive pride in oneself

    "he was puffed up with conceit"

    vanity narcissism conceitedness self-love self-admiration self-adulation self-regard egotism egoism egocentricity egomania
  2. an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor

    "the idea of the wind's singing is a prime romantic conceit"

    image imagery figurative expression metaphor simile trope figure of speech
    • an artistic effect or device

      "the director's brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white"

    • a fanciful notion

      "he is alarmed by the widespread conceit that he spent most of the 1980s drunk"