How to pronounce conceit
American English pronunciation
kun-SEET
- IPA
- /kənˈsit/
- Syllables
- kun · SEET (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What conceit means
Most people know conceit in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A clever, far-fetched comparison in writing
In a sentence: The poet used a clever conceit, comparing two friends to the two legs of a drawing compass.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Middle English conceyte, formed from conceive, to think up, the way deceit goes with deceive. At first it meant any idea or thought.
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