conceited

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsiːtɪd/ UK /kənˈsiːtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
excessively proud of oneself; vain

He grew so conceited after the award that no one could stand him.

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Synonyms

1 adj · excessively proud of... vain arrogant egotisticalself-importantproud haughty narcissistic

Opposites

modest humble unassuming self-effacing

Word family

Forms conceitedly

Derived forms conceitedlyconceitedness

Related forms conceit conceive conception

Etymology

From conceit + -ed. Conceit (originally 'a thought, fanciful notion of oneself') derives from conceive, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take').

concipere Latin capere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conceited

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsiːtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsiːtɪd/

## Meanings
1. excessively proud of oneself; vain

## Examples
- He grew so conceited after the award that no one could stand him.

## Synonyms
- vain
- arrogant
- egotistical
- self-important
- proud
- haughty
- narcissistic

## Antonyms
- modest
- humble
- unassuming
- self-effacing

## Derived Forms
- conceitedly
- conceitedness

## Related Forms
- conceit
- conceive
- conception

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concipere
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From conceit + -ed. Conceit (originally 'a thought, fanciful notion of oneself') derives from conceive, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Conceited is from conceit + -ed. Conceit (originally 'a thought, fanciful notion of oneself') derives from conceive, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take'). In present-day use, it means excessively proud of oneself; vain. Derived formations include conceitedly and conceitedness. Related vocabulary includes conceit, conceive, and conception.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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