conceit

1. n. That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception. Source: opted

2. n. Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit. Source: opted

3. n. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy. Source: opted

4. n. A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip. Source: opted

5. n. An overweening idea of one's self; vanity. Source: opted

6. n. Design; pattern. Source: opted

7. v. t. To conceive; to imagine. Source: opted

8. v. i. To form an idea; to think. Source: opted

9. n. feelings of excessive pride Source: wordnet

10. n. an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things Source: wordnet

11. n. a witty or ingenious turn of phrase Source: wordnet

12. n. an artistic device or effect Source: wordnet

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