# conceit

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈsiːt/ · frequency rank #36,084

## Definitions
1. Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
2. The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
3. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
4. Opinion, (neutral) judgment.
5. Esteem, favourable opinion.
6. A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
7. An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
8. Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
9. Design; pattern.

## Etymology
From Middle English conceyte, formed from conceyven by analogy with pairs such as (Modern English) deceive~deceit, receive~receipt etc. Doublet of concept and concetto. Akin to Portuguese conceito.

## Easily confused with
- **content** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-content)
- **concept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-concept)
- **concern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-concern)
- **context** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-context)
- **concert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-concert)
- **contest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-contest)
- **connect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-connect)
- **consent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-consent)
- **convert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-convert)
- **convent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-convent)
- **conduit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-conduit)
- **conceive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-conceive)
- **concerto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-concerto)
- **conceited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceit-vs-conceited)
- **conceal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceal-vs-conceit)
- **concede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concede-vs-conceit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cconceit`, `cnoceit`, `cocneit`, `concceit`, `conceitt`, `conceti`, `conciet`, `conecit`, `connceit`, `ocnceit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conceit