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conceit

(k/@/n's/i/t )

feelings of excessive pride(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
amour propre, self-love, vanity

source: wordnet30
an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase(noun.communication)

Example:
He could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit.

source: wordnet30
an artistic device or effect(noun.communication)

Example:
The architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree.

source: wordnet30
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
conceitedness, vanity
Antonym:
humbleness, humility

source: wordnet30
That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.(noun)

source: webster1913

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