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conceit
Overview of noun conceit
The noun conceit has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity -- (feelings of excessive pride)
2. conceit -- (an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things)
3. conceit -- (a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit")
4. conceit -- (an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree")
5. conceit, conceitedness, vanity -- (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conceit
5 senses of conceit
Sense 1
amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity
=> pride, pridefulness
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
conceit
=> trope, figure of speech, figure, image
=> rhetorical device
=> device
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
conceit
=> turn of phrase, turn of expression
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
conceit
=> device
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity
=> pride
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun conceit
1 of 5 senses of conceit
Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity
=> boastfulness, vainglory
=> egotism, self-importance, swelled head
=> posturing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conceit
5 senses of conceit
Sense 1
amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity
=> pride, pridefulness
Sense 2
conceit
=> trope, figure of speech, figure, image
Sense 3
conceit
=> turn of phrase, turn of expression
Sense 4
conceit
=> device
Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity
=> pride
Antonyms of noun conceit
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Substance Holonyms of noun conceit
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Meronyms of noun conceit
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Attributes of noun conceit
Derived Forms of noun conceit
Domain of noun conceit
Domain Terms of noun conceit
Familiarity of noun conceit
conceit used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun conceit
5 senses of conceit
Sense 1
amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity
> pride, pridefulness
=> self-esteem, self-pride
=> ego, egotism, self-importance
=> amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity
Sense 2
conceit
> trope, figure of speech, figure, image
=> conceit
=> irony
=> hyperbole, exaggeration
=> kenning
=> metaphor
=> metonymy
=> oxymoron
=> personification, prosopopoeia
=> simile
=> synecdoche
=> zeugma
Sense 3
conceit
> turn of phrase, turn of expression
=> conceit
Sense 4
conceit
> device
=> conceit
=> rhetorical device
Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity
> pride
=> civic pride, civic spirit
=> dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard, self-worth
=> conceit, conceitedness, vanity
=> arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
Meronyms of noun conceit
5 senses of conceit
Holonyms of noun conceit
Grep of noun conceit
conceit
conceitedness
Grep of adj conceit
conceited
Grep of adv conceit
conceitedly
with conceit
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