conceit

CEFRC1

/kənˈsiːt/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Too much pride in your own abilities or importance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Examples

  • He is so full of conceit that everybody dislikes him.

  • Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.

  2. Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.

  3. A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.

More examples

In context

  • a man of quick conceit

  • In laughing, there ever procedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous.

  • a man wise in his own conceit

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

His unbearable blank made him believe he was smarter than everyone else.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From Middle English conceyte, formed from conceyven by analogy with pairs such as (Modern English) deceive~deceit, receive~receipt etc. Doublet of concept and concetto. Akin to Portuguese conceito.