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English Dictionary: conceited by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conceited
adj
  1. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
    Synonym(s): conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self- conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Conceited \Con*ceit"ed\, a.
      1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]
  
                     He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit.
                                                                              --Knolles.
  
      2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.
  
                     If you think me too conceited Or to passion quickly
                     heated.                                             --Swift.
  
                     Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness.
                                                                              --Bentley.
  
      3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]
  
                     A conceited chair to sleep in.            --Evelyn.
  
      Syn: Vain; proud; opinionated; egotistical.
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