conceited
having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
Archaic.
having an opinion.
fanciful; whimsical.
Obsolete. intelligent; clever.
Origin of conceited
1Other words for conceited
Other words from conceited
- con·ceit·ed·ly, adverb
- con·ceit·ed·ness, noun
- un·con·ceit·ed, adjective
- un·con·ceit·ed·ly, adverb
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How to use conceited in a sentence
He is rapidly developing into a very remarkable and unconceited horticulturist!
The Best Short Stories of 1920 | VariousAlthough an unconceited man (as men go), and a very honest man, he could not help pretending to like people whom he did not like.
Mr. Prohack | E. Arnold BennettBeethoven was an emphatically conscious, but profoundly unconceited man.
Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed | Alexander Teetgen
British Dictionary definitions for conceited
/ (kənˈsiːtɪd) /
having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments
archaic fanciful
obsolete witty or intelligent
Derived forms of conceited
- conceitedly, adverb
- conceitedness, noun
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