Meaning of "conceit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCEIT

From conceive.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONCEIT

conceit  [kənˈsiːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCEIT

Conceit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb conceit in English.

WHAT DOES CONCEIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Conceit

In literature, a conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem. By juxtaposing, usurping and manipulating images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison. Extended conceits in English are part of the poetic idiom of Mannerism, during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Definition of conceit in the English dictionary

The first definition of conceit in the dictionary is a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity. Other definition of conceit is an elaborate image or far-fetched comparison, esp as used by the English Metaphysical poets. Conceit is also a witty expression.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONCEIT

PRESENT

Present

I conceit

you conceit

he/she/it conceits

we conceit

you conceit

they conceit

Present continuous

I am conceiting

you are conceiting

he/she/it is conceiting

we are conceiting

you are conceiting

they are conceiting

Present perfect

I have conceited

you have conceited

he/she/it has conceited

we have conceited

you have conceited

they have conceited

Present perfect continuous

I have been conceiting

you have been conceiting

he/she/it has been conceiting

we have been conceiting

you have been conceiting

they have been conceiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I conceited

you conceited

he/she/it conceited

we conceited

you conceited

they conceited

Past continuous

I was conceiting

you were conceiting

he/she/it was conceiting

we were conceiting

you were conceiting

they were conceiting

Past perfect

I had conceited

you had conceited

he/she/it had conceited

we had conceited

you had conceited

they had conceited

Past perfect continuous

I had been conceiting

you had been conceiting

he/she/it had been conceiting

we had been conceiting

you had been conceiting

they had been conceiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will conceit

you will conceit

he/she/it will conceit

we will conceit

you will conceit

they will conceit

Future continuous

I will be conceiting

you will be conceiting

he/she/it will be conceiting

we will be conceiting

you will be conceiting

they will be conceiting

Future perfect

I will have conceited

you will have conceited

he/she/it will have conceited

we will have conceited

you will have conceited

they will have conceited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been conceiting

you will have been conceiting

he/she/it will have been conceiting

we will have been conceiting

you will have been conceiting

they will have been conceiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would conceit

you would conceit

he/she/it would conceit

we would conceit

you would conceit

they would conceit

Conditional continuous

I would be conceiting

you would be conceiting

he/she/it would be conceiting

we would be conceiting

you would be conceiting

they would be conceiting

Conditional perfect

I would have conceit

you would have conceit

he/she/it would have conceit

we would have conceit

you would have conceit

they would have conceit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been conceiting

you would have been conceiting

he/she/it would have been conceiting

we would have been conceiting

you would have been conceiting

they would have been conceiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you conceit
we let´s conceit
you conceit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to conceit

Past participle

conceited

Present Participle

conceiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONCEIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «conceit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of conceit

amour-propre · arrogance · belief · complacency · concept · egotism · fancy · fantasy · figure of speech · idea · image · imagery · judgment · metaphor · narcissism · notion · opinion · pride · self-importance · self-love · swagger · thought · trope · vagary · vainglory · vanity · whimsy

TRANSLATION OF CONCEIT

Find out the translation of conceit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of conceit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conceit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 自命不凡
• Translator English - Spanish: presunción
• English: conceit
• Translator English - Hindi: दंभ
• Translator English - Arabic: الغرور
• Translator English - Russian: тщеславие
• Translator English - Portuguese: presunção
• Translator English - Bengali: অহমিকা
• Translator English - French: vanité
• Translator English - Malay: Kebanggaan
• Translator English - German: Einbildung
• Translator English - Japanese: うぬぼれ
• Translator English - Korean: 자만심
• Translator English - Javanese: Seneng banget
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ý tưởng
• Translator English - Tamil: அகந்தையில்
• Translator English - Marathi: गर्व
• Translator English - Turkish: kibir
• Translator English - Italian: presunzione
• Translator English - Polish: zarozumiałość
• Translator English - Ukrainian: марнославство
• Translator English - Romanian: îngâmfare
• Translator English - Greek: έπαρση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verbeelding
• Translator English - Swedish: inbilskheten
• Translator English - Norwegian: innbilskhet

10 QUOTES WITH «CONCEIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word conceit.

1

Aesop

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

2

Louisa May Alcott

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

3

Louisa May Alcott

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

4

Joseph Altuzarra

The best and the worst thing about fashion is that anyone can do it. But because fashion can be the most unintellectual thing, you have to turn it into an intellectual exercise just for your own sanity. You have to start with a conceit.

5

Bruce Barton

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

6

Max Beerbohm

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

7

Abraham Cahan

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.

8

Willa Cather

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.

9

Carlton Cuse

I think there's this essential human desire to have a unified field theory. Everyone is like, 'I want to unlock the single secret to 'Lost.' There isn't any one secret. There is not a unified field theory for 'Lost,' nor do we think there should be, because philosophically, we don't buy into that as a conceit.

10

Alexandre Dumas

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCEIT»

Discover the use of conceit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conceit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Conceit

With characters plucked from the pages of history, Mary Novik's debut novel is an elegant, fully-imagined story of lives you will find hard to leave behind. From the Hardcover edition.

Mary Novik, 2009

The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

F.A. Hayek, 2013

The End of Conceit: Western Rationality After Postcolonialism

"In this radical book, Patrick Chabal reveals how the future of the West is now inextricably linked to that of the non-West.

Patrick Chabal, 2012

Between Science and Fiction: The Hollow Earth as Concept and ...

This collection addresses both the scientific and the aesthetic aspects of the "Hollow Earth," with essays that range from medieval literature to afrofuturism. (Series: n-1 - work - science - medium - Vol. 5)

Hanjo Berressem, Michael Bucher, Uwe Schwagmeier, 2012

The Literature of the Personalists of Early Buddhism

Conceit of inferiority (unamana), arising from the idea: '1 am not like others'; this conceit is manifested according to the following characteristics: a) mistaken conceit (mithyamana); b) unreal cpneeit (abhutamana); c) very lowly conceit ...

Thiện Châu (Thích.), 1999

Conceit And Consequence

Conceit and Consequence follows Lucy Truscott and her three female cousins through a series of romantic entanglements- some more bizarre than others - with spankings and other assorted humiliations inflicted on the girls by the bossy Lucy ...

Aishling Morgan, 2010

Fatal conceit

What makes ordinary men and women cross the line and misuse authority?

Richard W. Dortch, 1993

A storied singer: Frank Sinatra as literary conceit

An unusual and fascinating look at Sinatra's influence on fiction, poetry, drama, and song.

Gilbert L. Gigliotti, 2002

The conceit of innocence: losing the conscience of the West ...

Innocence may be lost in the post-Cold War West with regard to democratic reform in Eastern Europe, but the practice of a "conceit" of innocence--or imitation of a purity of action commonly associated with the 1950s--is the theme explored ...

Stjepan Gabriel Meštrović, Akbar S. Ahmed, 1997

Greene in Conceit (1598)

Ursprüngliche Ausgabe: London : printed by Richard Bradocke for William Jones, 1598.

John Dickenson, John Dickenson (romance writer.), Donald Beecher, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCEIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conceit is used in the context of the following news items.

Logitech announces new Logi brand that 'goes well beyond tech'

... soon start introducing the products that will define its Logi brand and the conceit inherent in dropping the "tech" from the company's full name. «The Verge, Jul 15»

Justin Fletcher, king of CBeebies, gets ready to Tumble

... providing voices for some of the Tweenies) have come up with the conceit that Mr Tumble is leafing through a book of his favourite memories. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Grierson & Leitch's Best Movies Of 2015 (Well, So Far)

But the really remarkable thing about The Tribe is how engrossing its central conceit is, Slaboshpitsky and his young deaf cast immersing us in ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»

Paul Verhoeven's Authenticity Came to Light at Chicago's Logan …

The conceit of Total Recall is that Quaid might unwittingly be the secret agent he bought as a memory from Rekall. The film's plot follows his ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»

X-Men, Star Wars, and the Hunger Games will dominate San Diego …

It lacks the structure of the arena and the conceit of the Games, and it expands into the limitless world of the Capitol. Thus, the question that ... «Vox, Jul 15»

Orson's Shadow review – Welles and Olivier lock horns over Ionesco

Pendleton's conceit is that Kenneth Tynan fixed the Welles-Olivier partnership and attended rehearsals: the truth is that Tynan was still an ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Wilhelmina Unleashes the Wolf Pack for Its Spring Show Package

The clip, directed by Julian R R and Marco Torres, takes the sexy wolf-pack conceit and gives it a rave twist with a little help from Eddy ... «Style.com, Jul 15»

Language of Distance: It's Lovers vs. Tech/Geography in Notable …

... who co-edited Eliza Hittman's moody It Felt Like Love, makes poetic use of the limited visual vocabulary his conceit demands. As the couple's ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»

Dark Horse Comics Bringing 'Umbrella Academy' and 'Concrete' to TV

But that conceit is really where Concrete's “comic book” angle ends. The stories are really about trying to live a regular life despite his unusual ... «/FILM, Jul 15»

A toast to toast

“For us, it was a conceit of doing something simple and really well,” says Brown. “Bread is the main character and we're featuring a great ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»