Meanings
nounself-conceit (countable and uncountable, plural self-conceits)
plural self-conceits · alternative self-conceipt
- countableuncountableConceit of oneself; an overweening opinion of one's own powers or endowments; vanity.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishconceit
- Englishself-conceit
Translations
French autosuffisance
- autosuffisancevanity
Hungarian beképzeltség, önhittség
- beképzeltségvanity
- önhittségvanity
- önelégültségvanity
- önteltségvanity
Polish zarozumiałość
- zarozumiałośćvanity
Cite this entry
APA
self-conceit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-conceit
MLA
“self-conceit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-conceit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-conceit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-conceit.
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