What is the Latin word for conceit?

The usual Latin words for “conceit” are nŏtĭon, cōgitātiō, cōgitō; also mēns, sententia, inveniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“conceit” in Latin

nŏtĭona plant, otherwise called cōgitātiōthinking, meditation, reflection; thought; reasoning cōgitōto think; to ponder, meditate, reflect, consider (i.e. think of, about, over); to intend, design, purpose, plan, devise mēnsmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgement sententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fu inveniōto find; to discover, find out, learn; to come upon, meet with cōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolution dīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell opīniōopinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation; reputation, esteem; report, rumor exīstimātiōjudgement, opinion (normally good); reputation, honour, character, credit

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

conceit

notion: cogitatio: cogitatum (that which is thought): mens (mind, then = opinion, view): sententia (opinion, whether as entertained only, or declared): cogitatio (repentina): inventum (invention): consilium (a plan for anything): dictum (pronounced sentence, a bon-mot, etc..): a clever conceit, callidum inventum; a strange conceit, mirum inventum; mire dictum; a choice conceit, arcessitum dictum: (Cic., De Or., 2, 63, 256): witty conceits, facetiae; sales; facete, salse, acute dicta: I had a foolish conceit, ineptum aliquid mihi in mentem venit: nugae (absurdities).

Judgement, opinion, opinio (any uncertain supposition, be it founded on anything or not): existimatio (the opinion which one forms after having made an estimate of anybody or anything): judicium (the view or conviction which rests upon judgement).

Self-conceit (or “a great conceit of one’s self,” Bentl.) vana or arrogans de se persuasio: to have no little conceit (of one self), multum sibi tribuere; se aliquem esse putare; magnifice de se statuere; magnos sibi sumere spiritus (to be conceited): to have a great deal of conceit, tumescere inani persuasione (Quint., 1, 2, 18); sibi placere: full of conceit, arrogantiae plenus: to put anybody out of conceit with anything, alicui fastidium or satietatem creare; fastidium movere alicui fastidium or satietatem or taedium afferre; taedio afficere aliquem; nauseam facere: to be out of conceit with anything, poenitet me alicujus rei; satietas or taedium alicujus rei me capit; venit mihi aliquid in taedium; fastidire aliquid; satietas or taedium alicujus rei me cepit or tenet: fastidium est mihi aliquid: to be out of conceit with one’s self, sibi displicere; quite, totum.

conceit v.

aliquid cogitare (to fancy anything; e.g., nihil in his locis nisi saxa et montes cogitabam, I fancied only rocks and mountains at this place): aliquid cogitatione fingere or depingere (to imagine): aliquid conjectura informare (to presume): Vid: To FANCY, IMAGINE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for conceit?: The usual Latin words for “conceit” are nŏtĭon, cōgitātiō, cōgitō; also mēns, sententia, inveniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.