Conceited \Con*ceit"ed\, a.
1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]
He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit.
--Knolles.
2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.
If you think me too conceited Or to passion quickly
heated. --Swift.
Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness.
--Bentley.
3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]
A conceited chair to sleep in. --Evelyn.
Syn: Vain; proud; opinionated; egotistical.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |