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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;
- Example: "a conceited fool"
- Example: "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"
- Example: "an egotistical disregard of others"
- Example: "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"
- Example: "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
- Example: "vain about her clothes"
[syn: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conceited \Con*ceit"ed\, a.
   1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]
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            He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit.
                                                  --Knolles.
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   2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.
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            If you think me too conceited
            Or to passion quickly heated.         --Swift.
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            Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness.
                                                  --Bentley.
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   3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]
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            A conceited chair to sleep in.        --Evelyn.

   Syn: Vain; proud; opinionated; egotistical.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conceited
    adj 1: 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" [syn:
           conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-
           conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain]