What does conceit mean?

Answer 1

proud to the point of arrogance.

Being conceited is being arrogant.
Modesty is a virtue.

Answer 2

Here' s what I found:
conceit (n.) A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.
conceit (n.) An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.
conceit (v.) To take a fancy to.

Answer 3

–noun
1. an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
2. something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.
3. imagination; fancy.
4. a fancy; whim; fanciful notion.
5. an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature.
6. the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, esp. in poetry.
7. a fancy, purely decorative article.
8. British Dialect.
a. favorable opinion; esteem.
b. personal opinion or estimation.
9. Obsolete. the faculty of conceiving; apprehension.
–verb (used with object)
10. to flatter (esp. oneself).
11. British Dialect. to take a fancy to; have a good opinion of.
12. Obsolete.
a. to imagine.
b. to conceive; apprehend.
—Idiom
13. out of conceit with, displeased or dissatisfied with.

Answer 4

Conceit -
A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.

Answer 5

example: Being conceited is a fault and I don't have any.

Answer 6

A potentially misapplied idea as to self worth

Answer 7

Paris Hilton! Vain, snobbish, egotistical, pretentious

-MM

Answer 8

It means to be proud, to think that you are better than others, to think that your are superior to others. it is the opposite of being humble and contrite.

Answer 9

it is also a term used in poetry, to explain an extended metaphor

Answer 10

CONCIETED~TO THINK VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HIGLY OF ONE'S SELF.