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1 conceit
kən'si:t(too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) innbilskhetIsubst. \/kənˈsiːt\/1) innbilskhet, forfengelighet2) tanke, idé3) innfall, fiks idé, forskrudd idé, vittig påfunn4) innbilning, forestilling5) ( litterært) søkt metafor, kunstferdig sammenligning6) ( gammeldags) personlig syn, personlig meningbe full of conceit være svært innbilsk\/forfengeligin one's own conceit ifølge ens eget syn, i egne øyneto be out of conceit with something ikke lenger være tilfreds med noeIIverb \/kənˈsiːt\/ ( gammeldags)1) smigre (spesielt seg selv)2) fatte, forstå3) like, få sansen for, synes om4) forestille seg -
2 self-conceit
subst. \/ˌselfkənˈsiːt\/innbilskhet, selvgodhet -
3 sublime
(of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc.) storslått, sublim- sublimity Ithe subst. \/səˈblaɪm\/det sublimeIIverb \/səˈblaɪm\/1) ( kjemi og psykologi) sublimere(s)2) ( overført) foredle(s), opphøye(s)sublime into opphøye tilIIIadj. \/səˈblaɪm\/1) storslagen, storslått2) sublim3) edel4) opphøyd, enestående, makeløs• what sublime conceit! -
4 vanity
1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) forfengelighet2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) fånytte, tomhetsubst. \/ˈvænətɪ\/1) forfengelighet2) hulhet, tomhet, intethetinjure\/wounds someone's vanity såre noens forfengelighettickle someone's vanity pirre noens forgengelighetvanity of vanities forfengelighetens forfengelighet
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Conceit — Con*ceit , n. [Through French, fr. L. conceptus a conceiving, conception, fr. concipere to conceive: cf. OF. p. p. nom. conciez conceived. See {Conceive}, and cf. {Concept}, {Deceit}.] 1. That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceit — 1 Conceit, egotism, egoism, self esteem, self love, amour propre mean an attitude of regarding oneself with favor. Conceit implies a conviction of superiority in one or more lines of achievement or an overweeningly favorable opinion of one s… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Conceit — Con*ceit , v. t. To conceive; to imagine. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are therebly rendered as inactive . . . as if they really were so. South. [1913 Webster] One of two bad ways you must conceit me, Either … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conceit — Con*ceit , v. i. To form an idea; to think. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Those whose . . . vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceit — (n.) late 14c., something formed in the mind, thought, notion, from conceiven (see CONCEIVE (Cf. conceive)) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from something formed in the mind, to fanciful or witty notion (1510s), to vanity (c … Etymology dictionary
conceit — index idea, jactation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceit — [n] egotism amour propre, arrogance, complacence, complacency, consequence, immodesty, narcissism, outrecuidance, pomposity, pride, self admiration, self exaltation, selfimportance, self love, self regard, smugness, snottiness, stuffiness,… … New thesaurus
conceit — ► NOUN 1) excessive pride in oneself. 2) an elaborate metaphor or artistic effect. 3) a fanciful notion. ORIGIN from CONCEIVE(Cf. ↑conceive) … English terms dictionary
conceit — [kən sēt′] n. [ME conceite < conceiven,CONCEIVE] 1. Obs. a) an idea; thought; concept b) personal opinion 2. an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one s merits, etc.; vanity 3. [< It concetto, of same ult. orig.] … English World dictionary
Conceit — For other uses, see Conceit (disambiguation). In literature, a conceit[1] 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… … Wikipedia
conceit — [[t]kənsi͟ːt[/t]] conceits 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N (disapproval) Conceit is very great pride in your abilities or achievements that other people feel is too great. He knew, without conceit, he was considered a genius... Pamela knew she was a good… … English dictionary
