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Definition of conceit:
Synonyms:
toilet table, impulse, self-confidence, dressing table, bee, conceitedness, Amour Propre, freak, megrim, self-love, fancy, vagary, ego trip, vanity, boutade, narcism, ego, vainglory, take to, notion, dresser, self-esteem, egotism, vainness, humor, whimsy, self-conceit, emptiness, like, whim, self-consciousness, caprice, self-assertion.
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pride (part of speech: noun)
- cockiness,
- pride,
- grandness,
- self-glory,
- vanity,
- assurance,
- condescension,
- huffiness,
- ostentation,
- smugness,
- high-handedness,
- haughtiness,
- narcissism,
- confidence,
- egoism,
- high-and-mightiness
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vanity (part of speech: noun)
- boastfulness,
- smugness,
- egoism,
- study at pride,
- vanity,
- arrogance,
- braggadocio,
- self-admiration,
- self-flattery,
- superficiality,
- pride,
- haughtiness,
- self-centeredness,
- bragging,
- egocentricity,
- narcissism
Usage examples:
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Both men stammered and protested, out of conceit, and were as foolish as men are when pushed to play at mutual concealment.
- "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith. -
It may be conceit to believe this, and it may be self- preservation.
- "The Lost Art of Reading", Gerald Stanley Lee. -
Lady; I shall not faile t' approue the faire conceit The King hath of you.
- "Henry-VIII", Shakespeare, William.