conceit

• Nom désignant une opinion excessive de soi-même ou de ses propres réalisations, souvent accompagnée d'un sentiment de supériorité ou de vanité ; peut aussi renvoyer à une figure de style ingénieuse ou à une idée développée avec recherche.

A noun referring to excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements, often implying a sense of superiority or vanity.

1. Excessive prideB2formal

   An excessively favorable opinion of one's own abilities, appearance, or worth.

   Fierté excessive

   • His conceit made him unpopular among his colleagues.
   • She was blinded by her own conceit and refused to listen to advice.
   • The actor's conceit was evident in every interview he gave.

   Synonymesarroganceegoismhaughtinessnarcissismprideself-importancevanity

   Antonymeshumilitymodesty

2. Elaborate metaphorC1formal

   A fanciful, clever, or elaborate expression or idea, especially in literature.

   Conceit (métaphore élaborée)

   • The poet used a metaphysical conceit comparing love to a compass.
   • Shakespeare's sonnets often contain elaborate conceits.
   • The author's conceit of time as a river is both beautiful and profound.

   Synonymesanalogyfigure of speechimagemetaphortrope