conceited

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈsiː.tɪd/ === Alternative forms === conceipted (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === From conceit + -ed. ==== Adjective ==== conceited (comparative more conceited or (rare, nonstandard) conceiteder, superlative most conceited or (rare, nonstandard) conceitedest) Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain. (rhetoric, literature) Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. (obsolete) Endowed with fancy or imagination. (obsolete) Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:arrogant ===== Derived terms ===== unconceited conceited as a barber's cat conceitedly conceitedness self-conceited ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== conceited simple past and past participle of conceit