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Meaning of 'conceit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conceit [ n.]
- That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.
- Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit.
- Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
- A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip.
- An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.
- Design; pattern.
2 . Conceit [ v. i.]
- To form an idea; to think.
3 . Conceit [ v. t.]
- To conceive; to imagine.

Meaning of 'conceit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conceit [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
Example in sentence:
  • he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit
Meaning (2):
- an artistic device or effect
Example in sentence:
  • the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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