conceitedness
Example Sentences
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When Viv Richards displayed the same lofty on-field hauteur, few English supporters ever considered it pomposity or conceitedness.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2013
She seemed anxious to improve the opportunity of my visit to the best purpose for her own and her parents’ sake; yet there was nothing of unbecoming forwardness, no self-sufficiency or conceitedness in her conduct.
From The Dairyman's Daughter by Richmond, Legh
To the excessive self-love, intemperance, conceitedness, and want of foresight which had characterized all his actions, the unhappy Albert had to ascribe his present situation.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
How much more heavenly and powerful would beauty prove, if it were not so frequently impaired by the affectation and conceitedness of its possessor!
From ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. by ?sop
If he spoke in that manner, he might indeed be ridiculed for conceitedness and presumption, but his language is not altogether a fool’s.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
