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conceit [kənˈsi:t] N

1. conceit no pl pej (vanity):

conceit

zarozumiałość f

full of conceit

2. conceit LIT:

conceit

koncept m

Usage examples with conceit

full of conceit

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English

He is particularly famous for his mastery of metaphysical conceits. en.wikipedia.org

It's an admirable conceit stuffed into far less subtle material. en.wikipedia.org

Among his masterworks is a series of wall frescoes of figures in quadratura balconiespart genre, part courtly conceit. en.wikipedia.org

It dealt a severe blow to my conceit, which was a good thing. en.wikipedia.org

The enmities, ambitions, conceits and dogmas which had paralysed their shadow government proved to be even more disastrous in their struggle for power. en.wikipedia.org

Some songs feature a lyrical conceit of an emotionally elusive lover as an apparition or an illusion. en.wikipedia.org

There are, of course, redeeming features: an interesting initial conceit, the usual beautifully controlled writing. en.wikipedia.org

Gravitational effects and detection by terrestrial probes are explained away by superior alien science, a common conceit in planetary romances. en.wikipedia.org

He did not however appreciate the extravagant romantic grotto and that favorite eighteenth-century conceit, the hermitage. en.wikipedia.org

All novelty rests in the conceit of computer authorship, not in the story itself. en.wikipedia.org

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