Definitions for Conceit
kənˈsitcon·ceit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanitynoun

   feelings of excessive pride

2. conceitnoun

   an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things

3. conceitnoun

   a witty or ingenious turn of phrase

   "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"

4. conceitnoun

   an artistic device or effect

   "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"

5. conceit, conceitedness, vanitynoun

   the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conceitnoun

   Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.

2. conceitnoun

   Something conceived in the mind; a conception; a notion; an idea; a thought.

3. conceitnoun

   A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.

4. conceitnoun

   A device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor.

5. conceitverb

   To form an idea; to think.

   Those whose vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes. uE000125472uE001 Milton.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONCEITnoun

   Etymology: concept, French; conceptus, Latin.

   1. Conception; thought; idea; image in the mind.

   Here the very shepherds have their fancies lifted to so high conceits, as the learned of other nations are content both to borrow their names and imitate their cunning. Philip Sidney.

   Impossible it was, that ever their will should change or incline to remit any part of their duty, without some object having force to avert their conceit from God. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   His grace looks chearfully and smooth this morning:
   There’s some conceit, or other, likes him well,
   When that he bids good-morrow with such spirit. William Shakespeare.

   In laughing there ever precedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous, and therefore it is proper to man. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. Understanding; readiness of apprehension.

   How often, alas! did her eyes say unto me, that they loved? and yet, I not looking for such a matter, had not my conceit open to understand them. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   The first kind of things appointed by laws humane, containeth whatsoever is good or evil, is notwithstanding more secret than that it can be discerned by every man’s present conceit, without some deeper discourse and judgment. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired. Wisd. viii. 11.

   3. Opinion, generally in a sense of contempt; fancy; imaginagination; fantastical notion.

   I know not how conceit may rob
   The treasury of life, when life itself
   Yields to the theft. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Strong conceit, like a new principle, carries all easily with it, when yet above common sense. John Locke.

   Malbranche has an odd conceit,
   As ever enter’d Frenchman’s pate. Matthew Prior.

   4. Opinion in a neutral sense.

   Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Prov. xxvi. 12.

   I shall not fail t’ approve the fair conceit
   The king hath of you. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   5. A pleasant fancy.

   His wit is as thick as Tewksbury mustard: there is no more conceit in him than is in a mallet. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

   While he was on his way to the gibbet, a freak took him in the head to go off with a conceit. Roger L'Estrange.

   6. Sentiment, as distinguished from imagery.

   Some to conceit alone their works confine,
   And glitt’ring thoughts struck out at ev’ry line. Alexander Pope.

   7. Fondness; favourable opinion; opinionative pride.

   Since by a little studying in learning, and great conceit of himself, he has lost his religion; may he find it again by harder study under humbler truth. Richard Bentley.

   8. Out of Conceit with. No longer fond of.

   Not that I dare assume to myself to have put him out of conceit with it, by having convinced him of the fantasticalness of it. John Tillotson, Preface.

   What hath chiefly put me out of conceit with this moving manner, is the frequent disappointment. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Conceitverb

   To conceive; to imagine; to think; to believe.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   One of two bad ways you must conceit me,
   Either a coward, or a flatterer. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   They looked for great matters at their hands, in a cause which they conceited to be for the liberty of the subject. Francis Bacon.

   He conceits himself to be struck at, when he is not so much as thought of. Roger L'Estrange.

   The strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are thereby rendered as unactive, and consequently as useless, as if they really were so. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conceit

   An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature. It differs from a mere metaphor in its length, and in having more than one single point of contact between the object described (the so-called tenor) and the comparison used to describe it (the vehicle). These implications are repeatedly emphasized, discovered, rediscovered, and progressed in new ways.

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1. conceit

   Conceit is an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements, or an excessively high opinion of one's own abilities or worth. It can also refer to a clever or fanciful expression in writing or speech, particularly in a metaphorical or elaborate comparison in literature or poetry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conceitnoun

   that which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception

2. Conceitnoun

   faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit

3. Conceitnoun

   quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy

4. Conceitnoun

   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

5. Conceitnoun

   an overweening idea of one's self; vanity

6. Conceitnoun

   design; pattern

7. Conceitverb

   to conceive; to imagine

8. Conceitverb

   to form an idea; to think

9. Etymology: [Through French, fr. L. conceptus a conceiving, conception, fr. concipere to conceive: cf. OF. p. p. nom. conciez conceived. See Conceive, and cf. Concept, Deceit.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conceit

   In literature, a conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem. By juxtaposing, usurping and manipulating images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison. Extended conceits in English are part of the poetic idiom of Mannerism, during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conceit

   kon-sēt′, n. over-estimate of one's self: too favourable opinion of one's own good qualities: a pleasant, fantastical, or affected notion: wit: (Spens.) idea: (Shak.) understanding: estimate.—v.t. to conceive: to think.—adj. Conceit′ed, clever, witty, fantastical (obs. uses): having a high opinion of one's self: egotistical.—adv. Conceit′edly.—n. Conceit′edness.—adj. Conceit′less (Shak.), without conceit, stupid.—Out of conceit with, no longer fond of. [Through a Fr. form conceit, from L. conceptus, pa.p. of concipĕre.]

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Pride
   • Trope
   • Turn Of Phrase

How to pronounce Conceit?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Conceit in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Conceit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Conceit in a Sentence

1. Bruce Barton:

   Conceit is God's gift to little men.

2. Aesop:

   Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

3. Author Unknown:

   Nature abhors a vacuum. When a head lacks brains, nature fills it with conceit.

4. Omar Khayyam:

   Whilom, ere youth?s conceit had waned, methought Answers to all life?s problems I had wrought; But now, grown old and wise, too late I see My life is spent, and all my lore is nought.

5. La Rochefoucauld:

   Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Conceit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conceit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Conceit
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceit
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Conceit
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Conceit
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Conceit