Also spelled consate and consated
noun
Freq #32598
Meanings
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1
noun
too much pride in yourself and what you can do
His conceit made him impossible to work with.
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2
noun
a clever artistic idea or device, especially in writing
The whole poem is built around the conceit of love as a journey.
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Forms
conceits
Derived forms
conceitedconceitedlyconceitednessconceitfulconceitlessmisconceitpreconceitself-conceitunconceit
Etymology
From Middle English conceyte, formed from conceyven by analogy with pairs such as (Modern English) deceive~deceit, receive~receipt etc. Doublet of concept and concetto. Akin to Portuguese conceito.
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