All 3 Uses of
conceit
in
The Winter's Tale
- For thy conceit is soaking, will draw in More than the common blocks:—not noted, is't, But of the finer natures?†
Scene 1.2 *conceit = excessive pride
- O sir, I shall be hated to report it: The prince your son, with mere conceit and fear Of the queen's speed, is gone.†
Scene 3.2
- Believe me, thou talkest of an admirable conceited fellow.†
Scene 4.4conceited = 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.