Conceit

English Meaning

That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.

1. A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.
2. An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.
3. A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison.
4. A poem or passage consisting of such an image.
5. The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.
6. A fanciful thought or idea.
7. A fancy article; a knickknack.
8. An extravagant, fanciful, and elaborate construction or structure: "An eccentric addition to the lobby is a life-size wooden horse, a 19th century conceit” ( Mimi Sheraton).
9. Chiefly British To take a fancy to.
10. Obsolete To understand; conceive.