English Explanatory Dictionary

conceit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
  2. The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
  3. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
  4. Opinion, (neutral) judgment.
  5. Esteem, favourable opinion.
  6. A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
  7. An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
  8. Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
  9. Design; pattern.
verb
  1. To form an idea; to think.
  2. To conceive.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsiːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-conceit.wav

Word forms

conceit conceits conceipt conceiting conceited

Etymology

From Middle English conceyte, formed from conceyven by analogy with pairs such as (Modern English) deceive~deceit, receive~receipt etc. Doublet of concept and concetto. Akin to Portuguese conceito.

Derived words

conceited conceitedly conceitedness conceitful conceitless misconceit out of conceit with preconceit self-conceit unconceit

Translations

Armenian: ինքնահավանություն Bulgarian: самонаде́яност Chinese Mandarin: 自負 /自负 Czech: namyšlenost Czech: nafoukanost Czech: domýšlivost Dutch: verwaandheid Dutch: ijdelheid Dutch: hoogmoed Finnish: omahyväisyys Finnish: itserakkaus French: vanité French: orgueil German: Einbildung German: Dünkel German: Eigendünkel German: Arroganz German: Eingebildetheit German: Süffisanz German: Selbstgefälligkeit German: Krattel Greek: ματαιοδοξία Ancient Greek: φύσημα Hebrew: התנפחות Hungarian: beképzeltség Hungarian: önhittség Hungarian: önteltség Hungarian: önelégültség Irish: ainionadh Irish: anbharúil Irish: postúlacht Irish: consaeit Italian: presunzione Italian: vanità Japanese: うぬぼれ Japanese: 自惚れ Latvian: iedomība Latvian: uzpūtība Latvian: uzpūtīgums Māori: whakahīhī Portuguese: presunção Portuguese: vaidade Romanian: trufie Romanian: vanitate Russian: самомне́ние Russian: тщесла́вие Russian: го́нор Russian: чва́нство Russian: самонаде́янность Serbo-Croatian: у̀мишљено̄ст Serbo-Croatian: ùmišljenōst Spanish: engreimiento Spanish: vanidad Spanish: presunción Spanish: ego Swahili: kiburi Swedish: fåfänga Tocharian B: śāmpa Ottoman Turkish: غرور Ottoman Turkish: كبر Ottoman Turkish: طور Vietnamese: ngã mạn
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