All 5 Uses of
conceit
in
War and Peace
- Others, the majority, disliked him and considered him conceited, cold, and disagreeable.†
Chpt 2 *
- And now, when one wants to smooth the thing over, some conceit prevents your apologizing, and you wish to make the whole affair public.†
Chpt 2
- Vera, judging only by her husband and generalizing from that observation, supposed that all men, though they understand nothing and are conceited and selfish, ascribe common sense to themselves alone.†
Chpt 6
- Wolzogen, shrugging his shoulders and curling his lips, stepped silently aside, marveling at "the old gentleman's" conceited stupidity.†
Chpt 10
- Am I not too conceited and self-confident?†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) feelings of excessive pride