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| conceit | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. |  |
| 2. n. The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension. | |
| a man of quick conceit | |
| 3. n. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) Opinion, (neutral) judgment. | |
| 5. n. (now rare, dialectal) Esteem, favourable opinion. | |
| 6. n. A novel or fanciful idea; a whim. | |
| 7. n. (rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. | |
| 8. n. Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. | |
| 9. n. Design; pattern. | |
| 10. v. (obsolete) To form an idea; to think. | |
| 11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To conceive. | |
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