conceit
US: /kənˈsit/
UK: /kənsˈiːt/
UK: /kənsˈiːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
conceit /kən'si:t/
- danh từ
- tính tự phụ, tính kiêu ngạo, tính tự cao tự đại
- to be full of conceit: rất tự cao tự đại
- he is a great man in his own conceit: nó tự cho nó là một người vĩ đại
- (văn học) hình tượng kỳ lạ; ý nghĩ dí dỏm, lời nói dí dỏm
- to be out of conceit with somebody
- không thích ai nữa, chán ngấy ai
- to put somebody out of conceit with something
- làm cho ai chán ngấy cái gì
- tính tự phụ, tính kiêu ngạo, tính tự cao tự đại
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] (disapproving) too much pride in yourself and what you do
2 [C] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed: The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start. + The director's brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white.
3 (technical) a clever or FANCIFUL expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things
Synonym: METAPHOR
The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 vanity, pride, egotism, self-esteem, self-admiration, self-love, narcissism, vainglory, amour propre; arrogance:
His conceit is matched only by his incompetence.
2 fancy, whim, caprice:
Some have a conceit their drink tastes better / In an outlandish cup than their own.
3 elaborate figure (of speech), affectation, strained or far-fetched metaphor:
A conceit would be calling the waves 'nodding hearse-plumes'.
Concise English dictionary
conceitskən'siːt
noun
+feelings of excessive pride
+an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
+a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
+an artistic device or effect
+the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
