conceit

/kən-ˈsēt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre seeconceive

noun

  1. favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue

  2. a result of mental activity : thought

  3. individual opinion

verb

  1. imagine

  2. to take a fancy to

  3. conceive, understand

noun

  1. an exaggerated opinion of one's own qualities or abilities : vanity