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As You Like ItAYL II.vi.7be food for it or bring it for food to thee. Thy conceit isbe food for it, or bring it for foode to thee: / Thy conceite is
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.51purpose, that I know you are a gentleman of good conceit.purpose) that I know you are a Gentleman of good conceit:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.34Lay open to my earthy gross conceit,Lay open to my earthie grosse conceit:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.64Come, sister, I am pressed down with conceitCome sister, I am prest downe with conceit:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.65Conceit, my comfort and my injury. Conceit, my comfort and my iniurie.
CymbelineCym II.iii.16very excellent good-conceited thing; after, a wonderfulvery excellent good conceyted thing; after a wonderful
HamletHam II.ii.550Could force his soul so to his own conceitCould force his soule so to his whole conceit,
HamletHam II.ii.554With forms to his conceit? And all for nothing.With Formes, to his Conceit? And all for nothing?
HamletHam III.iv.115Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.Conceit in weakest bodies, strongest workes.
HamletHam IV.v.45Conceit upon her father – Conceit vpon her Father.
HamletHam V.ii.150delicate carriages, and of very liberal conceit.delicate carriages, and of very liberall conceit.
HamletHam V.ii.159three liberal-conceited carriages. That's the French betthree liberall conceited Carriages, that's the French but
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.236as thick as Tewkesbury mustard. There's no more conceitas thicke as Tewksburie Mustard: there is no more conceit
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.i.31Well conceited, Davy – about thy business,Well conceited Dauy: about thy Businesse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.102For though he seem with forged quaint conceitFor though he seeme with forged queint conceite
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.15Able to ravish any dull conceit;Able to rauish any dull conceit.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.74I shall not fail t' approve the fair conceitI shall not faile t'approue the faire conceit
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.162You have right well conceited. Let us go,You haue right well conceited: let vs goe,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.192That one of two bad ways you must conceit me,That one of two bad wayes you must conceit me,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.105Now tell me, Philip, what is thy conceit,Now tell me Phillip, what is their concept,
King JohnKJ III.iii.50Without a tongue, using conceit alone,Without a tongue, vsing conceit alone,
King LearKL IV.vi.42And yet I know not how conceit may robAnd yet I know not how conceit may rob
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.72Which his fair tongue – conceit's expositor –Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor)
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.86Piercing a hogshead! A good lustre of conceitOf persing a Hogshead, a good luster of conceit
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.260Seemeth their conference. Their conceits have wingsSeemeth their conference, their conceits haue wings,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.399Cut me to pieces with thy keen conceit,Cut me to peeces with thy keene conceit:
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.92Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,Of wisedome, grauity, profound conceit,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iv.2You have a noble and a true conceitYou haue a noble and a true conceit
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.58dinner, sir, why, let it be as humours and conceits shalldinner sir, why let it be as humors and conceits shall
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.21conceited?cõceited?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.33With bracelets of thy hair, rings, gauds, conceits,With bracelets of thy haire, rings, gawdes, conceits,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.273though, I'll be sworn, if he be so, his conceit is false.though Ile be sworne, if hee be so, his conceit is false:
OthelloOth III.iii.114Some horrible conceit. If thou dost love me,Some horrible Conceite. If thou do'st loue me,
OthelloOth III.iii.148From one that so imperfectly conjects,From one, that so imperfectly conceits,
OthelloOth III.iii.323Dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons,Dangerous conceites, are in their Natures poysons,
PericlesPer III.i.16Who, if it had conceit would die as IWho if it had conceit, would die, as I
Richard IIR2 II.ii.33'Tis nothing but conceit, my gracious lady.'Tis nothing but conceit (my gracious Lady.)
Richard IIR2 II.ii.34'Tis nothing less. Conceit is still derived'Tis nothing lesse: conceit is still deriu'd
Richard IIR2 III.ii.166Infusing him with self and vain conceit,Infusing him with selfe and vaine conceit,
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.49There's some conceit or other likes him wellThere's some conceit or other likes him well,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.30Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,Conceit more rich in matter then in words,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.37The horrible conceit of death and night,The horrible conceit of death and night,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.156Why sir, what's your conceit in that?Why sir, what's your conceit in that?
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.157O sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for.Oh sir, the conceit is deeper then you think for:
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.14When thy first griefs were but a mere conceit,When thy first greefes were but a meere conceit,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.77From niggard nature fall, yet rich conceitFrom niggard Nature fall; yet Rich Conceit
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.30She would applaud Andronicus' conceit.She would applaud Andronicus conceit:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.153And, like a strutting player whose conceitAnd like a strutting Player, whose conceit
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.286He is as horribly conceited of him, and pants andHe is as horribly conceited of him: and pants, &
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.46With twenty odd-conceited true-love knots – With twentie od-conceited true-loue knots:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.17Proteus, the good conceit I hold of thee – Protheus, the good conceit I hold of thee,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.93Thinkest thou I am so shallow, so conceitless,Think'st thou I am so shallow, so conceitlesse,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.224For thy conceit is soaking, will draw inFor thy Conceit is soaking, will draw in
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.142The Prince your son, with mere conceit and fearThe Prince your Sonne, with meere conceit, and feare
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.204Believe me, thou talk'st of an admirable conceitedBeleeue mee, thou talkest of an admirable conceited

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.16 Which on it had conceited characters: Which on it had conceited charecters:
The Passionate PilgrimPP.4.9 But whether unripe years did want conceit, But whether vnripe yeares did want conceit,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.8.7 Spenser to me, whose deep conceit is such Spenser to me, whose deepe Conceit is such,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.8.8 As, passing all conceit, needs no defence. As passing all conceit, needs no defence.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.701 O deeper sin than bottomless conceit O deeper sinne then bottomelesse conceit
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1298 Conceit and grief an eager combat fight; Conceipt and griefe an eager combat fight,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1371 Which the conceited painter drew so proud Which the conceipted Painter drew so prowd,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1423 Conceit deceitful, so compact, so kind, Conceipt deceitfull, so compact so kinde,
SonnetsSonn.15.9 Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Then the conceit of this inconstant stay,
SonnetsSonn.26.7 But that I hope some good conceit of thine But that I hope some good conceipt of thine
SonnetsSonn.108.13 Finding the first conceit of love there bred, Finding the first conceit of loue there bred,

Glossary

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conceittrinket, fancy article, bauble
conceitconceive an idea [of], think, imagine
conceitunderstanding, intelligence, apprehension
conceitimagination, fancy, wit
conceitimagining, brooding, fanciful thought
conceitdesign, ingenuity, conception
conceitview, opinion, judgement
conceitnotion, idea, thought
conceitedingenious, clever, well-devised
conceitedof the same opinion, minded
conceitlessdense, witless, unintelligent
good-conceitedcleverly devised, ingeniously composed
liberal-conceitedlavishly ingenious
odd-conceitedelaborately odd, ingeniously devised
opinionarrogance, self-conceit, hubris
princoxconceited young fellow, impertinent youth
self-affectedself-loving, egotistical, conceited

Thesaurus

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conceitedself-affected
conceited young fellowprincox
fellow, conceited youngprincox
self-conceitopinion
young fellow, conceitedprincox

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONCEITBASICconceit n, conceit v, conceited adj
CONCEITTYPEgood-conceited adj, liberal-conceited adj, odd-conceited adj
CONCEITNOTconceitless adj
GOODAPPEARANCEgood-conceited adj
LIBERALSTATEliberal-conceited adj
ODDAPPEARANCEodd-conceited adj

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