conceit
/kənˈsit/
noun
- Excessive pride in oneself or one's abilities; vanity.
- His conceit made him unpopular with his classmates.
- The actor's conceit was obvious in every interview he gave.
- She had the conceit to think she was the best singer in the choir.
- An elaborate or fanciful metaphor, especially in literature.
- Shakespeare's sonnets often contain an extended conceit.
- The poet used a clever conceit comparing love to a rose.
- The writer's conceit of a world made of glass was original and striking.
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