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Summary

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conceit:
- själv tillfredställelse; inbilskhet; arrogans; storstinnt
- egenkärlek; uppblåsthet
Wiktionary:
- conceit → fåfänga
- conceit → inbilskhet

English

Detailed Translations for conceit from English to Swedish

conceit:

conceit [the ~] nom

the conceit (self-satisfaction; arrogance; self complacency; self-conceit; haughtiness; cockiness; self-complacency; conceitedness)
själv tillfredställelse
- själv tillfredställelse nom
the conceit (impertinence; conceitedness; self-elevating; arrogance; cockiness)
inbilskhet
- inbilskhet nom
the conceit (grandiloquence; bombast; pomposity; cockiness; flatulence; arrogance; haughtiness; self-conceit; conceitedness; self-importance)
arrogans; storstinnt
- arrogans [-en] nom
- storstinnt nom

conceit

conceit (self-complacency; complacency)
egenkärlek
- egenkärlek
conceit (inflation)
uppblåsthet
- uppblåsthet

Translation Matrix for conceit:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
arrogans	arrogance; bombast; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; flatulence; grandiloquence; haughtiness; pomposity; self-conceit; self-importance	arrogance; condescension; haughtiness; presumptuousness
inbilskhet	arrogance; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; impertinence; self-elevating	conceits; fancies
själv tillfredställelse	arrogance; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; haughtiness; self complacency; self-complacency; self-conceit; self-satisfaction
storstinnt	arrogance; bombast; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; flatulence; grandiloquence; haughtiness; pomposity; self-conceit; self-importance	delusions of grandeur; megalomania
-	amour propre; conceitedness; self-love; vanity
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
egenkärlek	complacency; conceit; self-complacency
uppblåsthet	conceit; inflation

Related Words for "conceit":

conceited, conceits

Synonyms for "conceit":

amour propre; self-love; vanity; pride; pridefulness
trope; figure of speech; figure; image
turn of phrase; turn of expression
device
conceitedness

Related Definitions for "conceit":

the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride¹
an artistic device or effect¹
- the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree¹
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase¹
- he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit¹
an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things¹
feelings of excessive pride¹

Wiktionary Translations for conceit:

conceit

noun

overly high self-esteem
- conceit → fåfänga

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• conceit	→ inbilskhet	↔ Einbildung — ohne Plural: zu großes Selbstwertgefühl; sich selbst für zu wichtig nehmen und die eigene Bedeutung überschätzen

Related Translations for conceit

self-conceit

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University