conceit
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
feelings of excessive pride
Types & categories
- pride hypernym
Related & opposite
- vain derivation
Sense 2 noun
an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
Types & categories
- trope hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit
Types & categories
- turn of phrase hypernym
Sense 4 noun
an artistic device or effect
the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree
Types & categories
- device hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
Types & categories
- trait hypernym
- narcism hyponym
- boastfulness hyponym
- egotism hyponym
- posturing hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pride |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | trope |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn of phrase |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | humility |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | vain |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | trait |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | narcism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | boastfulness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | egotism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | posturing |