Conceit

/kənˈsiːt/

Synonyms for "conceit" (299 found)

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Noun(5 words)

vanityamour proprebelief conceitedness conception

aberration abnormalityabstract thoughtact of thoughtaffectationaggressive self-confidenceamour propreanomaly aphorism apothegm apprehension arrogance assume assumption assurance attitude bee believe blandish bluster

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boast boastfulness boasting bombastbon motboutade brag braggadocio braggartism bragging brainstorm brainwork bravadobright ideabright thoughtbrilliant ideabumptiousness cajole capriccio caprice cerebration chestinessclimate of opinioncockiness cogitation coincommon beliefcommunity sentimentcomplacence complacency compliment conceitedness conceive concept conception

Strong matches (90)

conceptualization conceptualize conclusion concoctconsensus gentiumconsequence consideration coxcombry crack crank crazecrazy ideacreatecreative thoughtcrotchet dandyism deviation divergencedream upegoism

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egotism epigram estimate estimation ethos excogitation expect eye fabricate face facetiae fad fancy fanfaronade fantasizefantastic notionfantasticism fantasyfawn uponfeeling fictionalizeflash of witflatterflight of fancyflight of witflimflamfool notionfoppery foppishness freakfreakish inspirationfumes of fancygall gasconade gasconism gathergeneral beliefgibehappy thoughtharebrained ideahatch haughtiness headworkheavy thinkingheroics humor idea ideal ideation idiosyncrasy imageimageless thoughtimagination imaginativeness imagine imagining imago immodesty impression independence intellectionintellectual exerciseintellectual object

Noun(7 words)

ego egoism entitlementextended metaphorfigurative comparisonhubris idea

Related words (149)

intellectualization invent irregularity jactation jactitation judgment kink lights maggot megrim memory-tracemental actmental imagemental impressionmental labormental processmentation mind mold mot

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mystique narcissismnasty cracknoesis nonconformity notion observation obtrusiveness oddity opinion originate palaverpardonable pridepassing fancypeculiarity perception perkiness persiflagepersonal judgmentpertnessplay of witpleasantrypoint of viewpompositypopular beliefposition posture praise prank presumptionprevailing beliefpride pridefulness produce proudnesspublic beliefpublic opinionpuppyism purse-pride quipquips and cranksquirk rage ratiocination reaction reasoning recept reckon reflection repartee representation retort riposte rodomontade sally scintillation seed self-admiration self-assertiveness self-complacency self-conceit self-confidence self-consequence self-esteem self-importance self-love self-reliance self-respect self-sufficiency sentiment shape side sight singularity slaverslobber oversmart cracksmart sayingsmugnesssnappy comebacksnobbery stancestiff-necked pridestiff-neckednessstraight thinkingstrangenessstroke of witstuffiness suppose supposition swaggerswelled headswelled-headedness theory thinkthink upthinkingthinking aloudthinking outthought toyturn of thoughtunderstand vagary vainglory vainness vanity vaunt vauntery vaunting viewway of thinkingwheedle whimwhim whamwhim-wham whimsy wisecrack wit witticism

Noun(9 words)

metaphor notion premise pride self-importance self-love superbiasymbolic analogyvanities

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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

15 entries

attitude concept device figurefigure of speechidea imagepersonality traitpride pridefulnessrhetorical devicetrait tropeturn of expressionturn of phrase

More specific

5 entries

conjecture egoismextended metaphornarcissism premise

Collocations

5 entries

academic conceitextended metaphorintellectual conceitliterary conceitrhetorical conceit

Inflections

1 entries

conceits

Derivations

2 entries

conceited conceitedness

Antonyms

1 entries

humility

Translations

62 translations across 27 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

φύσημα noun (overly high self-esteem)

Armenian

1 entries

ինքնահավանություն noun (overly high self-esteem)

Bulgarian

1 entries

самонаде́яност noun (overly high self-esteem)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

自負 /自负 noun (overly high self-esteem)

Czech

3 entries

domýšlivost noun (overly high self-esteem)
nafoukanost noun (overly high self-esteem)
namyšlenost noun (overly high self-esteem)

Dutch

3 entries

hoogmoed noun (overly high self-esteem)
ijdelheid noun (overly high self-esteem)
verwaandheid noun (overly high self-esteem)

Finnish

2 entries

itserakkaus noun (overly high self-esteem)
omahyväisyys noun (overly high self-esteem)

French

2 entries

orgueil noun (overly high self-esteem)
vanité noun (overly high self-esteem)

German

4 entries

Arroganz noun (overly high self-esteem)
Dünkel noun (overly high self-esteem)
Eigendünkel noun (overly high self-esteem)
Einbildung noun (overly high self-esteem)

Greek

1 entries

ματαιοδοξία noun (overly high self-esteem)

Hebrew

1 entries

התנפחות noun (overly high self-esteem)

Hungarian

4 entries

beképzeltség noun (overly high self-esteem)
önelégültség noun (overly high self-esteem)
önhittség noun (overly high self-esteem)
önteltség noun (overly high self-esteem)

Irish

4 entries

ainionadh noun (overly high self-esteem)
anbharúil noun (overly high self-esteem)
consaeit noun (overly high self-esteem)
postúlacht noun (overly high self-esteem)

Italian

2 entries

presunzione noun (overly high self-esteem)
vanità noun (overly high self-esteem)

Japanese

2 entries

うぬぼれ noun (overly high self-esteem)
自惚れ noun (overly high self-esteem)

Latvian

3 entries

iedomība noun (overly high self-esteem)
uzpūtība noun (overly high self-esteem)
uzpūtīgums noun (overly high self-esteem)

Māori

1 entries

whakahīhī noun (overly high self-esteem)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

طور noun (overly high self-esteem)
غرور noun (overly high self-esteem)
كبر noun (overly high self-esteem)

Portuguese

2 entries

presunção noun (overly high self-esteem)
vaidade noun (overly high self-esteem)

Romanian

2 entries

trufie noun (overly high self-esteem)
vanitate noun (overly high self-esteem)

Russian

4 entries

го́нор noun (overly high self-esteem)
самомне́ние noun (overly high self-esteem)
самонаде́янность noun (overly high self-esteem)
тщесла́вие noun (overly high self-esteem)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

ùmišljenōst noun (overly high self-esteem)
у̀мишљено̄ст noun (overly high self-esteem)

Spanish

4 entries

ego noun (overly high self-esteem)
engreimiento noun (overly high self-esteem)
presunción noun (overly high self-esteem)
vanidad noun (overly high self-esteem)

Swahili

1 entries

kiburi noun (overly high self-esteem)

Swedish

1 entries

fåfänga noun (overly high self-esteem)

Tocharian B

1 entries

śāmpa noun (overly high self-esteem)

Vietnamese

1 entries

ngã mạn noun (overly high self-esteem)

Sample sentences

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Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.

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He is so full of conceit that everybody dislikes him.

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He has an enormous conceit.

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The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.

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