Konzept — meaning in English

English meaning

• conceit noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
• concept noun A general idea or notion formed in the mind, especially an abstract one.

Senses

Konzept is used for these senses in English:

• conceit (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]
• concept Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

conceit — full definition

1. noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
2. noun A clever or fanciful idea, especially one used as a literary device.

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