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con·ceit·ed

   [kuhn-see-tid]
adjective
1.
having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
2.
Archaic.
a.
having an opinion.
b.
fanciful; whimsical.
3.
Obsolete. intelligent; clever.
Origin:
1535–45; conceit + -ed2

Related forms
con·ceit·ed·ly, adverb
con·ceit·ed·ness, noun
un·con·ceit·ed, adjective
un·con·ceit·ed·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. vain, proud, egotistical, self-important, self-satisfied.

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con·ceit

   [kuhn-seet]
noun
1.
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
2.
something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.
3.
imagination; fancy.
4.
a fancy; whim; fanciful notion.
5.
an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, especially of a strained or far-fetched nature.
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6.
the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, especially in poetry.
7.
a fancy, purely decorative article.
8.
British Dialect.
a.
favorable opinion; esteem.
b.
personal opinion or estimation.
9.
Obsolete. the faculty of conceiving; apprehension.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
10.
to flatter (especially oneself).
11.
British Dialect. to take a fancy to; have a good opinion of.
12.
Obsolete.
a.
to imagine.
b.
to conceive; apprehend.
Idiom
13.
out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English conceyte, conceipt, derivative of conceive by analogy with deceive, deceit and receive, receipt; compare Anglo-French conceite; see concept

Synonyms
1. self-esteem, vanity, egotism, complacency. See pride.

Antonyms
1. humility.

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conceited (kənˈsiːtɪd)
 
—adj
1.  having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments
2.  archaic fanciful
3.  obsolete witty or intelligent
 
con'ceitedly
 
—adv
 
con'ceitedness
 
—n

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conceit
late 14c., from conceiven (see conceive). An Eng. formation based on deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1513), to "vanity" (1605) through shortening of self-conceit (1588).
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conceited
1590s, "having an overweening opinion of oneself," pp. adj. from conceit (q.v.).
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