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conceit

English

  1. 🔊 the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
  2. 🔊 an artistic device or effect
    “the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree”
  3. 🔊 a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
    “he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit”
  4. 🔊 an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
  5. 🔊 feelings of excessive pride

Spanish

  1. 🔊 concepto conceit
  2. 🔊 humo conceit
  3. 🔊 ostentación conceit
  4. 🔊 presunción conceit, presumptuousness, vanity

Similar words

conceitedness vanity amour propre self-love vanity 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