- conceited
- adjective Etymology: 1conceit Date: 1526 1. ingeniously contrived ; fanciful 2. having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself • conceitedly adverb • conceitedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Conceited — Con*ceit ed, a. 1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit. Knolles. [1913 Webster] 2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one s self; vain. [1913 Webster] If you think me too… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceited — c.1600, having an overweening opinion of oneself (short for self conceited, 1590s); earlier having intelligence (1540s); pp. adj. from CONCEIT (Cf. conceit) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
conceited — index inflated (vain), orgulous, presumptuous, pretentious (pompous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conceited — [adj] egotistical arrogant, bigheaded*, big talking, cocky, conceity, full of hot air*, gall, ham*, hot stuff*, immodest, know it all, loudmouth, narcissistic, overweening, phony, puffed up*, self important, smartalecky*, snotty*, stuck up*,… … New thesaurus
conceited — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively proud of oneself … English terms dictionary
conceited — [kən sēt′id] adj. 1. having an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one s merits, etc.; vain 2. Obs. whimsical; fanciful conceitedly adv. conceitedness n … English World dictionary
conceited — [[t]kənsi͟ːtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements. I thought him conceited and arrogant... You conceited… … English dictionary
conceited — con|ceit|ed [kənˈsi:tıd] adj someone who is conceited thinks they are very clever, skilful, beautiful etc used to show disapproval ▪ You re the most conceited, selfish person I ve ever known. >conceitedly adv >conceitedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
conceited — adj. Conceited is used with these nouns: ↑jerk … Collocations dictionary
conceited — Synonyms and related words: Gascon, aggressively self confident, arrogant, biggety, boastful, boasting, braggart, bragging, bumptious, chesty, cocky, complacent, coxcombical, dandified, dandy, egocentric, egotistical, fanfaron, fanfaronading,… … Moby Thesaurus