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conceited
[ kuhn-see-tid ]
adjective
- having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-important, egotistic, proud, vain
- Archaic.
- having an opinion.
- fanciful; whimsical.
- Obsolete. intelligent; clever.
conceited
/ kənˈsiːtɪd /
adjective
- having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments
- archaic.fanciful
- obsolete.witty or intelligent
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Derived Forms
- conˈceitedly, adverb
- conˈceitedness, noun
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Other Words From
- con·ceited·ly adverb
- con·ceited·ness noun
- uncon·ceited adjective
- uncon·ceited·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conceited1
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Example Sentences
Others may lie about their accomplishments because they’re conceited or overly impressed with themselves.
He includes the need for self-deprecation so the applicant will not seem too conceited.
He called her “a silly chattering windbag, an infernal liar, a conceited, gushing, rump-wagging, blethering ass.”
These were elite soldiers: educated, elegant and in some cases, admittedly conceited.
A half of that half grew impossibly conceited, and died early.
Your careless and conceited behaviour reassures me, and convinces me of my error.
I found her exactly the same talkative, positive, passionate, conceited creature as we knew her twenty years ago.
Some showed themselves as conceited pipes; some were light and sparkish, others ponderous and clumsy.
No one likes to see himself held up to scorn and mockery; nobody is willing to be shown up as ignorant and conceited.
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