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Meaning of conceit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  conceit
      n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre},
           {conceit}, {self-love}, {vanity}]
      2: an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very
         dissimilar things
      3: a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up
         with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
      4: an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant
         conceit was to build the house around the tree"
      5: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
         [syn: {conceit}, {conceitedness}, {vanity}] [ant:
         {humbleness}, {humility}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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