Plural of conceit
regular plural
The plural of conceit is conceits.
Forms of conceit
| Singular | conceit /kənˈsiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | conceits |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Conceits in a sentence
- Everett’s novels make abundant use of language games, conceits and disquisitions.2024 April 6, David Shariatmadari, “‘I’d love a scathing review’: novelist Percival Everett on American Fiction and rewriting Huckleberry…. From the entry disquisition
- Rival poets in Scotland exchanged flytings that were packed with riddling conceits.2007, Marina Warner, “Doubly Damned”, in London Review of Books, 29:3, p. 26. From the entry flyting
- He highlights the stylistic conceits and ambiguity that often turn quite ordinary statements into ponderous pedantics.1992, College Student Journal, page 86. From the entry pedantics
- There is the world of the bibliopegically curious which, full of charming conceits, can be expensive to journey in.1982, Grant Uden, “'The Art, Mystery and Manual Occupation' of Bookbinding”, in Understanding Book-Collecting, Woodbridge, Suffolk…. From the entry bibliopegically
- God, if she only knew what manner of sugarplums danced in my head when she gave tongue to such delicious conceits.1979, William Styron, chapter 11, in Sophie’s Choice, New York: Bantam, published 1980, page 378. From the entry give tongue
Meaning of conceit
- noun Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
- noun The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
- noun Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
Questions about the plural of conceit
- What is the plural of conceit?
- The plural of conceit is conceits.
- Is conceit countable?
- Conceit is a countable and uncountable noun.
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