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| 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, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature. |
| 6. | the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, esp. in poetry. |
| 7. | a fancy, purely decorative article. |
| 8. | British Dialect.
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| 9. | Obsolete. the faculty of conceiving; apprehension. |
| 10. | to flatter (esp. oneself). |
| 11. | British Dialect. to take a fancy to; have a good opinion of. |
| 12. | Obsolete.
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| 13. | out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with. |