Both Uses of
conceit
in
Rose Red
- John Rimbauer, ruggedly handsome, is a pragmatic man (which possibly accounts for his success in the oil business), extremely sure of himself and even given to moments of conceit.†
Chpt 2 *conceit = excessive pride
- I can only hope this does not match my future husband's ego or conceit, for if so, I am in for a formidable challenge in the years that lie ahead!†
Chpt 2
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly and archaically, conceit can mean to conceive.