Conceit and Idea

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Conceit noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

Usage example: his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit

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Idea is a synonym for conceit in fancy topic. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Conceit", when it comes to topics like image.

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

Usage example: my idea of the perfect vacation spot is an uncrowded, unspoiled beach

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Conceit is a synonym for idea. Sometimes you can use "Conceit" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

similar	similar conceit	similar idea
common	common conceit	common idea
original	original conceit	original idea
single	single conceit	single idea
Other adjectives: simple, popular, neat, entire, main, clever, early, general, basic, central.

This is a classic case of the difference between a conceit and an idea.

Source: Website / Turkey City Lexicon
In literature, a conceit is an idea, collection of ideas, metaphor, structure, or other imagined device which defines or enables the world of the story, or some action in it.

Source: Conceit
The idea is played for laughs in this piece, the chief conceit of which is that by the year 2110, there is an academic discipline devoted to the study of Kesha's music.

Source: Serious Business / Music

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