conceit
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/kənˈsiːt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈsiːt/
noun
R
too much pride in yourself and your abilities
His conceit made him believe he was better than everyone else.
R
a clever idea in art or writing that tries too hard and fails
The movie's main conceit of a talking dog was not believable.
R
a clever comparison between two different things in writing
The poet's conceit comparing love to a storm was beautiful.
translation
too much pride in yourself and your abilities; a clever idea in art or writing that tries too hard and fails; a clever comparison between two different things in writing
Word Forms
Plural
conceits