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ALL meanings of conceited

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  • adjective conceited If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements. 3
  • adjective conceited having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments 3
  • adjective conceited fanciful 3
  • adjective conceited witty or intelligent 3
  • adjective conceited having an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one's merits, etc.; vain 3
  • adjective conceited whimsical; fanciful 3
  • adjective conceited having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc. 1
  • adjective conceited Archaic. having an opinion. fanciful; whimsical. 1
  • adjective conceited Obsolete. intelligent; clever. 1
  • noun conceited an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc. 1
  • noun conceited something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 1
  • noun conceited imagination; fancy. 1
  • noun conceited a fancy; whim; fanciful notion. 1
  • noun conceited an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, especially of a strained or far-fetched nature. 1
  • noun conceited the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, especially in poetry. 1
  • noun conceited a fancy, purely decorative article. 1
  • noun conceited British Dialect. favorable opinion; esteem. personal opinion or estimation. 1
  • noun conceited Obsolete. the faculty of conceiving; apprehension. 1
  • verb with object conceited to flatter (especially oneself). 1
  • verb with object conceited British Dialect. to take a fancy to; have a good opinion of. 1
  • verb with object conceited Obsolete. to imagine. to conceive; apprehend. 1
  • idioms conceited out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with. 1
  • noun conceited Excessively proud of oneself; vain. 1
  • verb conceited simple past tense and past participle of conceit. 0
  • adjective conceited Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; vain and egotistical. 0
  • adjective conceited (rhetoric, literature) Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. 0
  • adjective conceited (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Endowed with fancy or imagination. 0
  • adjective conceited (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. 0
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