an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.

What does Conceitedness mean?

1 : ingeniously contrived : fanciful … a person may hold to conceited fantasies which falsify a discouraging reality.— Derek Russell Davis. 2 : having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself a brilliant but conceited musician.

What does conceits mean in the Bible?

1a : favorable opinion especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue … the landlord's conceit of his own superior knowledge … — Adam Smith. b(1) : a result of mental activity : thought. (2) : individual opinion.