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Adjective
/kənˈsētid/,
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Excessively proud of oneself; vain,
  1. Excessively proud of oneself; vain

  1. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain ...
  2. (conceitedly) with conceit; in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!"
  3. (conceit) amour propre: feelings of excessive pride
  4. (conceit) an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
  5. (conceit) a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
  6. (conceit) an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
  7. "Conceited (There's Something About Remy)", simply known as "Conceited", is the second single by American rapper Remy Ma from her first studio album ''''. The song was produced by Scott Storch.
  8. (Conceit) In literature, a conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem. ...
  9. (Conceit (novel)) Conceit is a novel by the Canadian author Mary Novik, published in 2007 by Doubleday Canada.
  10. (Conceit (rapper)) Conceit is an American rapper from San Francisco who won the Youtube.com "On The Rise" Video contest. The finalists were selected by 50 Cent. In 2007 he won a record deal with Interscope Records, and a gift certificate with Guitar Center. ...
  11. vain and egotistic; having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc
  12. (conceit) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris; Something conceived in the mind; a conception; a notion; an idea; a thought; A novel or fanciful idea; a whim; A device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor
  13. (Conceit) A clever and fanciful metaphor, usually expressed through elaborate and extended comparison, that presents a striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things—for example, elaborately comparing a beautiful woman to an object like a garden or the sun. ...
  14. (conceit) A fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different. An example of a conceit can be found in Shakespeare's sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” and in Emily Dickinson's poem “There is no frigate like a book.”
  15. (CONCEIT) An elaborate metaphor, often strained or far-fetched, in which the subject is compared with a simpler analogue usually chosen from nature or a familiar context. ...
  16. (Conceit) An elaborate, usually intellectually ingenious poetic comparison or image, such as an analogy or metaphor, in which one’s lover, say, is compared to a ship, a planet, etc. The comparison may be brief or extended. Conceit is an old word for concept. ...
  17. (Conceit) Extended metaphor. Term used to describe Renaissance metaphysical poetry in England and colonial poetry, such as that of Anne Bradstreet, in colonial America.
  18. (conceit) As a literary term, the word "conceit" has come to denote a fairly elaborate figurative device of a fanciful kind which often incorporates metaphor, simile, hyperbole or oxymoron and which is intended to surprise and delight by its wit and ingenuity
  19. (conceit) high opinion of one's self
  20. (conceit) a witty extended metaphor
  21. (CONCEIT) A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language.
  22. (CONCEIT) (also called a metaphysical conceit): An elaborate or unusual comparison--especially one using unlikely metaphors, simile, hyperbole, and contradiction. ...
  23. (Conceit (Italian)) a complicated intellectual metaphor. Petrarchan conceits drew on conventional sensory imagery popularized by the Italian poet Petrarch (1304-74). Metaphysical conceits were characterized by esoteric, abstract associations and surprising effects. ...
  24. (Conceit) A fanciful expression in writing: an extended metaphor constructed from elaborate or extravagant speech.
  25. (Conceit) An extended metaphor that controls a whole passage or poem. Example: Anne Bradstreet's poem "The Author to Her Book" employs a conceit when the book is compared to one's child.