conceited
adjective
having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
conceitedness
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a word derived from
conceited.
Example Sentences
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When Viv Richards displayed the same lofty on-field hauteur, few English supporters ever considered it pomposity or conceitedness.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2013
To desire to live everlastingly as an identical individual, it has been said, is the ecstasy and culmination of avaricious conceitedness.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
She seemed anxious to improve the opportunity of my visit to the best purpose for her own and her parents’ sake; yet there was nothing of unbecoming forwardness, no self-sufficiency or conceitedness in her conduct.
From The Dairyman's Daughter by Legh Richmond
To the excessive self-love, intemperance, conceitedness, and want of foresight which had characterized all his actions, the unhappy Albert had to ascribe his present situation.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
Now see the impertinence and conceitedness of an Author, who will have a fling at a Description, which he has Prefaced with an impossibility.
From Incognita; or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd by William Congreve
