conceit

Meanings

• feelings of excessive pride
• an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
• a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
  • "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
• an artistic device or effect
  • "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
• the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

Synonyms

amour propre, conceitedness, self-love, vanity