English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Noun
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1. uncountable An over-high esteem of oneself; vain pride.
2. countable Something conceived, especially, a novel or fanciful idea
3. countable In literature and poetry, a device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor

Translations
trans-top|over-high esteem of oneself
Chinese: �� f
German: Einbildung f
Hebrew: he-translation|�תנפ��ת|hitnapkhût
Italian: presunzione f, (vain pride) vanità f <ref name=oxf-par>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version here</ref>
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Japanese: ���� f
Russian: �амомнение n, ��е�лавие n
Spanish: engreimiento m, vanidad f
Swedish: fåfänga
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trans-top|idea, literary device
Italian: concetto m <ref name=oxf-par />
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Derived terms
conceited
conceitedly
conceitedness

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