conceit

B2 Topic:Describing People

Also spelled consate and consated

US /kənˈsiːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #32598

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1

noun
too much pride in yourself and what you can do

His conceit made him impossible to work with.
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 conceited conceitedly conceitednessconceitfulconceitlessmisconceitpreconceitself-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.

*kap- Proto-Indo-European conceyte Middle English

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# conceit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsiːt/
**Frequency rank:** 32598

## Meanings
1. too much pride in yourself and what you can do
2. a clever artistic idea or device, especially in writing

## Examples
- His conceit made him impossible to work with.
- The whole poem is built around the conceit of love as a journey.

## Derived Forms
- conceited
- conceitedly
- conceitedness
- conceitful
- conceitless
- misconceit
- preconceit
- self-conceit
- unconceit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: conceyte

## 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.

## AI Etymology
conceit is a noun. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include *kap- (Proto-Indo-European) and conceyte (Middle English). Current senses include too much pride in yourself and what you can do and a clever artistic idea or device, especially in writing. Derived forms include conceited, conceitedly, conceitedness, conceitful, and conceitless.

## Topics
- Describing People

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