Antonyms of noun conceit

1 of 5 senses of conceit

Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity -- (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)
       Antonym of humility (Sense 1)
      => humility, humbleness -- (a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conceit

5 senses of conceit

Sense 1
amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity -- (feelings of excessive pride)
       => pride, pridefulness -- (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)

Sense 2
conceit -- (an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things)
       => trope, figure of speech, figure, image -- (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)

Sense 3
conceit -- (a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit")
       => turn of phrase, turn of expression -- (a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea")

Sense 4
conceit -- (an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree")
       => device -- (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)

Sense 5
conceit, conceitedness, vanity -- (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)
       => trait -- (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

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