Arrogance vs. Conceit

Arrogancenoun

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another

Arrogancenoun

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.

Arrogancenoun

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Arrogancenoun

the quality of being arrogant

Conceitnoun

(obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.

Conceitnoun

The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.

Conceitnoun

Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Conceitnoun

(obsolete) Opinion, (neutral) judgment.

Conceitnoun

Esteem, favourable opinion.

Conceitnoun

(countable) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.

Conceitnoun

An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.

Conceitnoun

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.

Conceitnoun

Design; pattern.

Conceitverb

(obsolete) To form an idea; to think.

Conceitverb

To conceive.

Conceitnoun

That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.

Conceitnoun

Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit.

Conceitnoun

Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Conceitnoun

A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip.

Conceitnoun

An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.

Conceitnoun

Design; pattern.

Conceitverb

To conceive; to imagine.

Conceitverb

To form an idea; to think.

Conceitnoun

feelings of excessive pride

Conceitnoun

the trait of being vain and conceited

Conceitnoun

excessive pride in oneself

Conceitnoun

an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor

Conceitnoun

an artistic effect or device

Conceitnoun

a fanciful notion

Conceit

In modern literary criticism, more common with genre fiction, conceit often means an extended rhetorical device, summed up in a short phrase, that refers to a situation which either does not exist, or exists rarely, but is needed for the plot. and are examples from science fiction; the is an example from detective stories.