A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth.
An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.
A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison.
A poem or passage consisting of such an image.
The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.
A fanciful thought or idea.
A fancy article; a knickknack.
An extravagant, fanciful, and elaborate construction or structure: "An eccentric addition to the lobby is a life-size wooden horse, a 19th century conceit” ( Mimi Sheraton).