Definition of conceit

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Conceit (n.) Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

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Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.
Coxcomically :: Coxcomically (adv.) Conceitedly.
Fume :: Fume (n.) Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination..
Euphuist :: Euphuist (n.) One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction..
Self-conceited :: Self-conceited (a.) Having an overweening opinion of one's own powers, attainments; vain; conceited..
Conceit :: Conceit (v. t.) To conceive; to imagine.
Conceitedly :: Conceitedly (adv.) Fancifully; whimsically.
Affectioned :: Affectioned (a.) Affected; conceited.
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
Enthusiasm :: Enthusiasm (n.) Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse..
Puppy :: Puppy (n.) A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
Revery :: Revery (n.) An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision.
Inflation :: Inflation (n.) The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity..
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
Conceitedly :: Conceitedly (adv.) In an egotistical manner.
Dream :: Dream (n.) A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth..
Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A pun; a low conceit.
Self-importance :: Self-importance (n.) An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit..
Self-conceit :: Self-conceit (n.) Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.
Conceitless :: Conceitless (a.) Without wit; stupid.
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