Antonyms for conceited
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuhn-see-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsi tɪd |
Definition of conceited
Origin :- c.1600, "having an overweening opinion of oneself" (short for self-conceited, 1590s); earlier "having intelligence" (1540s); past participle adjective from conceit (q.v.).
- adj egotistical
- It helps one, or should help one, to realise both, and not to be too conceited about either.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- You'll think I'm a conceited ass, but I'm not a bad sort, Eudora.
- Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- I mean you think I'm conceited and rich and don't know what trouble is.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Take him all in all, James was a bigot, a tyrant, a conceited fool.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- You pet them and fawn on them, and naturally they get conceited.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- The rebels are not so conceited as the simon pure (p. 075) West-Pointers.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- She was never a conceited, but she had often been a self-reliant woman.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- And therefore you are not conceited, having nothing of which to be conceited.
- Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
- Had I the same, I should have been very proud and conceited; but the truth is that I have no knowledge of the kind.
- Extract from : « Apology » by Plato
- "Don't be so conceited about your poverty, Gi-gi," said Roma.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for conceited
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