conceit

About 1.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.

   a man of quick conceit

3. noun Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
4. noun Opinion, (neutral) judgment.
5. noun Esteem, favourable opinion.
6. noun A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
7. noun An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
8. noun Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.

Similar words

self-love amour propre vanity presumption assumption idea ego egotism pretension arrogance

Often followed by

of and that is in with to which or

Word family

conceited conceiting conceits