conceit[noun]Synonyms:- self-importance, arrogance, egotism, narcissism, pride, swagger, vanity
- fancy, fantasy, image, whim, whimsy
Antonyms: modesty
Contrasted words: humbleness, humility, self-depreciation, unpretentiousness
Related Words: assurance,
pomposity,
self-partiality,
smugness,
stuffiness [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧ceit /kənˈsiːt/
noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: conceit 'thought, opinion' (14-19 centuries), from conceive, on the model of deceive, deceit]
1. [uncountable] an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance
Synonym : conceitedness:
The conceit of the woman!2. [countable] technical an unusual way of showing or describing something in a play, film, work of art etc:
His sermons were full of puns and conceits. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲