Conceit

noun

kən'sit

Noun

an artistic device or effect
“the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree”
Type of:Device
a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
“he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit”
feelings of excessive pride
Similar:Self-loveVanity
Type of:PridePridefulness
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
Similar:ConceitednessVanity
Type of:Trait
an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
Type of:ImageFigureTrope