Synonyms for self-conceit
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Conceit of oneself; an overweening opinion of one's own powers or endowments; vanity.
Forms
- Plural
- self-conceits → conceits, vanities…
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Self-assertion is the claim by word, act, or manner of what one believes to be his due; self-conceit is an overestimate of one's own powers or deserts. Conceit is a briefer expression for self-conceit, with always an offensive implication; self-conceit is ridiculous or pitiable; conceit arouses resentment.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- vanity Vanity of vanities, and everything is vanity.
- conceit Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.
By length
- 6 letters
- vanity3
- 7 letters
- conceit2
- 8 letters
- philauty
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vanity3 = 3 syllables).