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conceit has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 5 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is humility.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
“he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit”
an artistic device or effect
“the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree”
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for conceit come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.