conceits 1 of 2

noun

Definition of conceitsnext
plural of conceit
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as in metaphors
an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music

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as in illusions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit

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conceits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of conceit, chiefly dialect
as in imagines
to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceits
  1. metaphors
  2. illusions
  3. imagines
  4. envisions
  5. delusions
  6. sees
  7. features
Noun
  • Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Use metaphors and success stories to make your points, and keep the content succinct and relevant from a customer view.
    Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of metaphors
Noun
  • As bitcoin matures, its volatility is likely to settle, leaving behind an asset whose long-term stability is built on solid fundamentals, not illusions of control.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • With the concept of tribal alliances still exotic at this early stage of the show’s evolution, the Pagong tribe members were a mess of conflicting agendas and illusions about making voting decisions based on integrity and other such nonsense.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of illusions
Verb
  • Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • There are a number of public policy interventions that could conceivably help the crisis as Musk envisions it.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The team envisions a wide range of applications for the chip, including navigation, fingerprint detection, cancer tissue identification, and even de-haze images.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of envisions
Noun
  • Clinical trials showed the combination helped manage schizophrenia symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Elevating Mangione to a mythical status only serves to deepen his delusions of grandeur.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of delusions
Verb
  • Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Of the two that would be acquired through a trade (Suzuki and Robert), Rosenthal sees the latter as being the one who is more available.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
Verb
  • The January 18 fight card features two title fights at the top of the event.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The massive black coat features a geometric design with small dots of pastel colors.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of features
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