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conceit
What does conceit mean?
conceit (noun): overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use conceit in a sentence?
- Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people. (Tatoeba sentence #264779 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce conceit?
/kənˈsit/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does conceit come from?
From Middle English conceyte, formed from conceyven by analogy with pairs such as (Modern English) deceive~deceit, receive~receipt etc.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of conceit?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “conceit” mean?
an elementary particle with negative charge
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overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris
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a detailed list of all of the items on hand
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bringing again into activity and prominence
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Which word is closest in meaning to “conceit”?
burden
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patent
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vanity
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excess
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