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conceited.

Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kənˈsiː.tɪd/
  1. Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

  2. Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.

    rhetoric
  3. Endowed with fancy or imagination.

    obsolete
  4. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Old French concevoirbor. Middle English conceyven Middle English conceyte English conceit Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English conceited From conceit + -ed.

verb/kənˈsiː.tɪd/
  1. simple past and past participle of conceit

    form-of · participle · past
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