All 4 Uses
conceit
in
Wuthering Heights
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- The last reflection may seem conceited; it was not.†
p. 8.9 *conceited = excessively proud of oneself
- The old cynic chose to be vastly offended at this nicety; assuring me, repeatedly, that 'the barn was every bit as good' as I, 'and every bit as wollsome,' and wondering how I could fashion to be so conceited.†
p. 103.7
- Besides, it's infernal affectation — devilish conceit it is, to cherish our ears — we're asses enough without them.†
p. 52.8
- I've a very good mind to shake you severely, for your contemptible treachery, and your imbecile conceit.'†
p. 198.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) excessive pride in oneself, arrogance, or vanity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In academic and literary contexts, conceit refers to an extended metaphor. Less commonly and archaically, conceit can mean to conceive.