Hyphenation of conceit

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word conceit? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-ceit

Definitions of conceit:

1.	Feelings of excessive pride
2.	An elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
3.	A witty or ingenious turn of phrase He could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit
4.	An artistic device or effect The architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree
5.	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited False pride

Synonyms of conceit:

noun	amour propre, self-love, vanity, pride, pridefulness
noun	vanity, pride

Last hyphenations of this language

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