Both Uses of
conceit
in
Great Expectations
- "Good!" said Mr. Pumblechook conceitedly.†
Chpt 9 *
- My thoughts were further distracted by the excessive pride of Mr. and Mrs. Hubble, who were surpassingly conceited and vainglorious in being members of so distinguished a procession.†
Chpt 35conceited = excessively proud of oneself
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) feelings of excessive pride
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly and archaically, conceit can mean to conceive.