conceit English

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What does conceit mean?

conceit

— noun (= amour propre) feelings of excessive pride

— noun an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things

— noun a witty or ingenious turn of phrase he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit

— noun an artistic device or effect the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree

— noun the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

Synonyms conceit synonyms

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conceit English » English

arrogance

pride

vanity

haughtiness

self-conceit

presumption

egotism

egoism

vainglory

self-respect

self-love

self-importance

boastfulness

amour propre

thought

think

snobbery

smugness

selfishness

self-esteem

hubris

fancy

conceitedness

witticism

vaingloriousness

vain

uppishness

swank

swaggering

swagger

superciliousness

stuffiness

self-sufficiency

self-satisfaction

self-regard

self-complacency

self-centeredness

self-assumption

self-approval

self-admiration

self praise

saucy

puffiness

proudness

proud

priggishness

pretentiousness

pretension

presumptuousness

pompousness

Topics conceit topics

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Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words refer to the quality of being proud?
  pride sense of achievement aloofness arrogance audacity conceit egotism flashiness haughtiness hauteur loftiness ostentation pretension self-importance self-respect self-will showiness snobbery snobbishness vanity