CONCEIT


Meaning of CONCEIT in English

n. Function: noun

1

Synonyms: IDEA , apprehension, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, notion, perception, thought

2 an attitude of regarding oneself with favor FF1C; his constant boasting was an indication of conceit FF1E;

Synonyms: amour propre, complacence, complacency, conceitedness, consequence, egoism, egotism, narcissism, outrecuidance, pride, self-admiration, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-consequence, self-esteem, self-exaltation, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-opinion, self-pride, swelled head, swellheadedness, vainglory, vainness, vanity

Related Words: assurance, pomposity, self-partiality, smugness, stuffiness

Contrasted Words: humbleness, humility, self-depreciation, unpretentiousness

Antonyms: modesty

3

Synonyms: CAPRICE , bee, boutade, crotchet, fancy, freak, humor, megrim, vagary, whim

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