conceit

Definition von conceit im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris; Something conceived in the mind; a conception; a notion; an idea; a thought; A novel or fanciful idea; a whim; In literature and poetry, a device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor; self-flattering opinion; {n} a fancy, idea, opinion, fondness, pride; {v} to imagin, fancy, believe, suppose; That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception; the trait of being vain and conceited; An elaborate metaphor, often strained or far-fetched, in which the subject is compared with a simpler analogue usually chosen from nature or a familiar context An excellent example of a conceit is Sir Thomas Wyatt's "My Galley," an adaptation of Petrarch's Sonnet 159 (See also Euphuism, Gongorism, Marinism, Melic Verse, Metaphysical); An overweening idea of one's self; vanity; An over-high esteem of oneself; vain pride; an extended, ingenious imaginative comparison tracing the same metaphor into many related details or applications; Design; pattern; {i} arrogance, excessive pride, haughtiness; Filled with the idea; A fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different An example of a conceit can be found in Shakespeare's sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” and in Emily Dickinson's poem “There is no frigate like a book ”; An exaggerated opinion of oneself; Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit; A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip; a complicated intellectual metaphor Petrarchan conceits drew on conventional sensory imagery popularized by the Italian poet Petrarch (1304-74) Metaphysical conceits were characterized by esoteric, abstract associations and surprising effects John Donne and other so-called metaphysical poets used conceits in ways that fused the sensory and the abstract Examples are John Donne's use of the compass in "The Ecstasy" and of alchemy in "A Nocturnal upon St Lucy's Day "; Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy; disapproval Conceit is very great pride in your abilities or achievements that other people feel is too great. Pamela knew she was a good student, and that was not just a conceit. = arrogance; To conceive; to imagine; To form an idea; to think; Something conceived, especially, a novel or fanciful idea; - an extended metaphor, especially popular during the Renaissance and typical of John Donne or John Milton Unlike allegory, which tends to have one-to-one correspondences, a conceit typically takes one subject and explores the metaphoric possibilities in the qualities associated with that subject; feelings of excessive pride; An image or metaphor which strikes a parallel between two things/situations which are dissimilar eg the metaphysical conceit in Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning" in which the souls of Donne and his lover are compared to the legs of a compass
conceited: vain and egotistic
conceited: having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc
conceitedness: The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity
self-conceit: Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments; vanity
conceited: priggish
conceited: {a} imagined, proud, vain, affected
conceitedly: {a} proudly, whimsically, fancifully
conceitedness: {n} pride, fantasticalness, conceit
Conceitedly: opinionately
Conceitedly: coxcomically
Conceitedness: bumptiousness
conceited: 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 = arrogant. someone who is conceited thinks they are very clever, skilful, beautiful etc - used to show disapproval
conceited: Endowed with fancy or imagination
conceited: {s} arrogant, proud, haughty; fanciful, imaginary (Archaic)
conceited: having an excessively favorable opinion of ones abilities, appearance, etc
conceited: Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful
conceited: Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
conceited: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
conceitedly: In a conceited or egotistical manner
conceitedly: in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!
conceitedly: Fancifully; whimsically
conceitedly: haughtily, arrogantly, proudly, boastfully
conceitedly: in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!"
conceitedly: In an egotistical manner
conceitedness: {i} haughtiness, arrogance, excessive pride, boastfulness
conceits: plural of conceit
self-conceit: {i} boastfulness, arrogance