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English
Etymology
From self- + conceit.
Noun
self-conceit (countable and uncountable, plural self-conceits)
- Conceit of oneself; an overweening opinion of one's own powers or endowments; vanity.
Translations
References
- “self-conceit”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “self-conceit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.