Conceit
WordNet
noun
(1) The trait of being unduly vain and conceited
(2) An artistic device or effect
"The architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
(3) A witty or ingenious turn of phrase
"He could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
(4) An elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
(5) Feelings of excessive pride
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
- Something conceived in the mind; a conception; a notion; an idea; a thought.
- A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
- In literature and poetry, a device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor.