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ALL meanings of conceiting

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  • noun conceiting an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc. 1
  • noun conceiting something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 1
  • noun conceiting imagination; fancy. 1
  • noun conceiting a fancy; whim; fanciful notion. 1
  • noun conceiting an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, especially of a strained or far-fetched nature. 1
  • noun conceiting the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, especially in poetry. 1
  • noun conceiting a fancy, purely decorative article. 1
  • noun conceiting British Dialect. favorable opinion; esteem. personal opinion or estimation. 1
  • noun conceiting Obsolete. the faculty of conceiving; apprehension. 1
  • verb with object conceiting to flatter (especially oneself). 1
  • verb with object conceiting British Dialect. to take a fancy to; have a good opinion of. 1
  • verb with object conceiting Obsolete. to imagine. to conceive; apprehend. 1
  • idioms conceiting out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with. 1
  • verb conceiting present participle of conceit. 0
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