conceit 音标拼音: [kəns'it]
n . 自负,空想,狂妄
自负,空想,狂妄
conceit n 1 :
feelings of excessive pride [
synonym : {
amour propre },
{
conceit }, {
self -
love }, {
vanity }]
2 :
an elaborate poetic image or a far -
fetched comparison of very dissimilar things 3 :
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase ; "
he could always come up with some inspired off -
the -
wall conceit "
4 :
an artistic device or effect ; "
the architect '
s brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree "
5 :
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited ;
false pride [
synonym : {
conceit }, {
conceitedness }, {
vanity }] [
ant :
{
humbleness }, {
humility }]
Conceit \
Con *
ceit "\,
n . [
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 }.]
1 .
That which is conceived ,
imagined ,
or formed in the mind ;
idea ;
thought ;
image ;
conception .
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In laughing ,
there ever procedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous . --
Bacon .
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A man wise in his own conceit . --
Prov .
xxvi .
12 .
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2 .
Faculty of conceiving ideas ;
mental faculty ;
apprehension ;
as ,
a man of quick conceit . [
Obs .]
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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 . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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3 .
Quickness of apprehension ;
active imagination ;
lively fancy .
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His wit '
s as thick as Tewksbury mustard ;
there '
s more conceit in him than is in a mallet . --
Shak .
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4 .
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 .
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On his way to the gibbet ,
a freak took him in the head to go off with a conceit . --
L '
Estrange .
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Some to conceit alone their works confine ,
And glittering thoughts struck out at every line .
--
Pope .
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Tasso is full of conceits . . .
which are not only below the dignity of heroic verse but contrary to its nature . --
Dryden .
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5 .
An overweening idea of one '
s self ;
vanity .
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Plumed with conceit he calls aloud . --
Cotton .
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6 .
Design ;
pattern . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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{
In conceit with },
in accord with ;
agreeing or conforming .
{
Out of conceit with },
not having a favorable opinion of ;
not pleased with ;
as ,
a man is out of conceit with his dress .
{
To put [
one ]
out of conceit with },
to make one indifferent to a thing ,
or in a degree displeased with it .
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Conceit \
Con *
ceit "\,
v .
t .
To conceive ;
to imagine . [
Archaic ]
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The strong ,
by conceiting themselves weak ,
are therebly rendered as inactive . . .
as if they really were so .
--
South .
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One of two bad ways you must conceit me ,
Either a coward or a flatterer . --
Shak .
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Conceit \
Con *
ceit "\,
v .
i .
To form an idea ;
to think . [
Obs .]
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Those whose . . .
vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes . --
Milton .
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232 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conceit ":
abstract thought ,
act of thought ,
affectation ,
aggressive self -
confidence ,
amour propre ,
aphorism ,
apothegm ,
apprehension ,
arrogance ,
assume ,
assumption ,
assurance ,
attitude ,
bee ,
believe ,
bluster ,
boast ,
boastfulness ,
boasting ,
bombast ,
bon mot ,
boutade ,
brag ,
braggadocio ,
braggartism ,
bragging ,
brainstorm ,
brainwork ,
bravado ,
bright idea ,
bright thought ,
brilliant idea ,
bumptiousness ,
capriccio ,
caprice ,
cerebration ,
chestiness ,
climate of opinion ,
cockiness ,
cogitation ,
common belief ,
community sentiment ,
complacence ,
complacency ,
conceitedness ,
conceive ,
concept ,
conception ,
conceptualization ,
conclusion ,
consensus gentium ,
consequence ,
consideration ,
coxcombry ,
crack ,
crank ,
craze ,
crazy idea ,
creative thought ,
crotchet ,
dandyism ,
egoism ,
egotism ,
epigram ,
estimate ,
estimation ,
ethos ,
excogitation ,
expect ,
eye ,
face ,
facetiae ,
fad ,
fancy ,
fanfaronade ,
fantastic notion ,
fantasticism ,
fantasy ,
feeling ,
flash of wit ,
flight of fancy ,
flight of wit ,
flimflam ,
fool notion ,
foppery ,
foppishness ,
freak ,
freakish inspiration ,
fumes of fancy ,
gasconade ,
gasconism ,
gather ,
general belief ,
gibe ,
happy thought ,
harebrained idea ,
haughtiness ,
headwork ,
heavy thinking ,
heroics ,
humor ,
idea ,
ideation ,
image ,
imageless thought ,
imagination ,
imaginativeness ,
imagine ,
imagining ,
imago ,
immodesty ,
impression ,
independence ,
intellection ,
intellectual exercise ,
intellectual object ,
intellectualization ,
jactation ,
jactitation ,
judgment ,
kink ,
lights ,
maggot ,
megrim ,
memory -
trace ,
mental act ,
mental image ,
mental impression ,
mental labor ,
mental process ,
mentation ,
mind ,
mot ,
mystique ,
narcissism ,
nasty crack ,
noesis ,
notion ,
observation ,
obtrusiveness ,
opinion ,
pardonable pride ,
passing fancy ,
perception ,
perkiness ,
persiflage ,
personal judgment ,
pertness ,
play of wit ,
pleasantry ,
point of view ,
pomposity ,
popular belief ,
position ,
posture ,
presumption ,
prevailing belief ,
pride ,
pridefulness ,
proudness ,
public belief ,
public opinion ,
puppyism ,
purse -
pride ,
quip ,
quips and cranks ,
quirk ,
ratiocination ,
reaction ,
reasoning ,
recept ,
reckon ,
reflection ,
repartee ,
representation ,
retort ,
riposte ,
rodomontade ,
sally ,
scintillation ,
self -
admiration ,
self -
assertiveness ,
self -
complacency ,
self -
conceit ,
self -
confidence ,
self -
consequence ,
self -
esteem ,
self -
importance ,
self -
love ,
self -
reliance ,
self -
respect ,
self -
sufficiency ,
sentiment ,
side ,
sight ,
smart crack ,
smart saying ,
smugness ,
snappy comeback ,
stance ,
stiff -
necked pride ,
stiff -
neckedness ,
straight thinking ,
stroke of wit ,
stuffiness ,
suppose ,
supposition ,
swagger ,
swelled head ,
swelled -
headedness ,
theory ,
think ,
thinking ,
thinking aloud ,
thinking out ,
thought ,
toy ,
turn of thought ,
vagary ,
vainglory ,
vainness ,
vanity ,
vaunt ,
vauntery ,
vaunting ,
view ,
way of thinking ,
whim ,
whim -
wham ,
whimsy ,
wisecrack ,
witticism
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CONCEIT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of CONCEIT is favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue How to use conceit in a sentence
Conceit - Definition and Examples | LitCharts Conceit Definition What is a conceit? Here’s a quick and simple definition: A conceit is a fanciful metaphor, especially a highly elaborate or extended metaphor in which an unlikely, far-fetched, or strained comparison is made between two things A famous example comes from John Donne's poem, " A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," in which two lovers are compared to the two points of a
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CONCEIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 7 meanings: 1 a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity 2 literary an elaborate image or Click for more definitions
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CONCEIT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com CONCEIT definition: an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc See examples of conceit used in a sentence
Conceit | The Poetry Foundation Conceit From the Latin term for “concept,” a poetic conceit is an often unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose delights are more intellectual than sensual Petrarchan (after the Italian poet Petrarch) conceits figure heavily in sonnets, and contrast more conventional sensual imagery to describe the experience of love
Conceit - Examples and Definition of Conceit - Literary Devices Definition, Usage and a list of Conceit Examples in common speech and literature Conceit is a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors
conceit - WordReference. com Dictionary of English conceit kənˈsiːt n a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity literary an elaborate image or far-fetched comparison, esp as used by the English Metaphysical poets archaic a witty expression fancy; imagination an idea vb (transitive) obsolete to think or imagine Etymology: 14th Century: from conceive