conceit, conceipt

[O. Fr. concept, conceit, pa. par. of concevoir to conceive; Ital. concetto; Sp. conceto, from Lat. conceptus, pa. par. of con cipio to conceive: con =together; capio =to take, 1. That which is conceived or imagined in the mind; a conception. (1) An opinion or judgment. . wise in his own conceit."-Prov. xxviii. 11. (2) A thought, an idea. "Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons," Shakesp.: Othello , iii. 3. (3) A purpose or intent. *2. The power or faculty of imagining or conceiv ing in the mind; imagination, fancy, apprehension. "I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment..." -Wisdom viii. 11. *3. A liking or estimation; an opinion. "I shall not fail t' approve the fair conceit The king hath of you." Shakesp.: Hen. VIII ., ii. 3. *4. Affection or regard. "He began partly by conjecture and partly by chance to take a conceit of him."- North : Plutarch , p. 18. *5. A person or thing to which one takes a fancy or regard. *6. A feeling of the mind or heart, especially sorrow or grief. "He tooke such a conceit a these misfortunes that wilful lie he starved himselfe." Holinshed: Chron., vol. iii., p. 13, § 4. *7. A fancy, whim, or notion taken upon slight or fanciful grounds. "He, while he labor'd to be thought a god Immortall, tooke a mel an choli que, odde Conceipt, and into burning Ætna leap'd" B. Jonson: Horace ; Art of Poetry. *8. A quaint, fanciful, or witty notion, thought, or turn of expre ion. the conversation of gallant knights and gay courtiers of mine own order and capacity, whose conceils are bright and vivid as the lightning, Monastery , ch. xvi. " -Scott : As thoughts which their author deems happily conceived are often far-fetched, the word conceit is not now a term of unmixed commendation. "No quaint conceits , no pedantic quotations from Tal. mudists and scholiasts,."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng, ch. xiv. Crabb thus distinguishes between concealment ornament. *9. A quaint, fantastic, or grotesque figure or "He wolde gladlye se conseytes and fantesies at his "-Berners: Froi art's Cronycte, vol. ii., ch. and secrecy: "Concealment has to do with what concerns others; secrecy with that which concerns table, ourselves: what is concealed is kept from the obserxxvi. vation of others; what is secret is known only to ourselves: there may frequently be concealment of one's self; self-pride. without secrecy, although there cannot be secrecy without concealment: concealment frequently 10. Undue, exce ive, or opinionative estimation "Geology propounds many a hard question to its stulargely developed." practiced to the detriment of others; secrecntis dents-questions quite hard and difficult enough loped tion: concealment is serviceable to the commi ion ch. x. always adopted for our own advantage or grat if i cad own their conceit, unle , indeed. England and its People, of crimes; secrecy in the execution of schemes: many crimes are committed with impunity when the perpetrators are protected by concealment ; the 1.). best concerted plans are often frustrated for want of observing secrecy." (Crabb: Eng. Synon .) côn-çēde', v. t. & i. [Lat. concedo: con cum= with, together; cedo =to yield.] A. Transitive : 1. To yield, to give up, to surrender. 2. To admit, to grant, to allow to pa undisputed. "If this be conceded and I do not see how Mr. Mozley IMG:content-0454.png:[blocks in formation] , œ = è; ey = con-çeit-ing, pr . par ., a. & s. [CONCEIT, v.] A. & B. As pr . par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) con-çeit-le , *con-çeit-le e, a. [Eng. con- ceit; -le .] 1. Without quick apprehension; dull, stupid. "Think'st thou I am so shallow, so conceitle , To be seduced by thy flattery." Was, he nat knew to what place he was bent." Browne: The Shepherd's Pipe , Ecl. 1. con-çēit-u-oŭs, *con-çēipt-u-ous, a . [Eng. conceit; -uous.) Full of conceits or jokes; merry, lively. "He at the wine was so pleasant and conceiptuous." con-çeit-ěd, pa . par . & a. [CONCEIT, 8.] A. As pa . par .: In senses corresponding to those T. Newton : Trans. Lemnie's Touchstone of Complexions , p. 8. of the verb. As heaven (it seem'd) to ki the turrets bow'd." Shakesp.: Tarquin and Lucrece , Durmeat conceaty dre ing dre ing and and decking decking of the the body body, còn-çēiv-a-bil-i-ty, s. [Eng. conceiv(e); ability.] The quality of being conceivable or capa- ble of conception; conceivablene . côn-çēiv-a-ble, a. [Eng. conceiv(e); -able .] 1. Capable of being conceived, imagined, or thought. IMG:content-0455.png:[blocks in formation] -ne .] The quality of being conceivable. côn-çēiv-a-bly, *con-çeav-a-bly, adv . [Eng. conceivab (le); -ly .] In a manner admitting of con- ception or belief. ( Browne . ) côn-çēive', *con-çeave', *con-çëve', *con- çeyve, *con-çeyffe, *con-sayve, v. t. & i. [O. Fr. concever: Fr. concevoir ; Ital. concepere ; Sp. con çebir; Port. conceber, from Lat. concipio =to con ceive: con cum=with, together; capio to take, to receive.] IMG:content-0456.png:[blocks in formation] *1. To come to perfection or fullne . "Then when lust hath conceived , it bringeth forth sin ."- James i. 15. "For she did print your royal father off, Conceiving you." Shakesp.: Winter's Tale, v. 1. "Begetting and conceiving all that's base." Cowper : Progre of Error. IMG:content-0457.png:[blocks in formation] man schuld aske of God." - Wycliffe : Select Works, iii. 442. 3. To form as an idea or conception in the mind; to imagine. ""I conceive you-I conceive you. I will be in prompt readine ,' said the Duke." -Scott : Peveril , ch. xliv. 5. To imagine or suppose as po ible. truly surprising, nor can I conceive the reason for so strange an action."-Goldsmith: E ays, iii. IMG:content-0458.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0459.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0460.png:[blocks in formation] Wycliffe: Genesis xxv. 21, 2. Figuratively : (1) The act of forming, imagining, or apprehending in the mind. the power of knowing or conceiving."-Hobbes: Human Nature, ch. i. (2) Apprehension, understanding. "Strikes life into my speech, and shews much more His own conceiving." Shakesp.: Cymbeline , iii. 3. côn-çēiv-ing-lý, adv . [Eng. conceiving; -ly.] Intelligently, so as to be understood. "Deliver her judgment conceivingly of most persons." Braithwait : Eng. Gentlewoman , Epist. Dedic.