: the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and ...
Conceit. Definition: A conceit is a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that dominate an entire passage or poem. Metaphysical poet John Donne was known for his conceits (often called metaphysical conceits).
â¢ CONCEITED (adjective). The adjective CONCEITED has 1 sense: 1. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Familiarity information: CONCEITED used as an adjective is very rare.eaning: Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Synonyms: conceited; self-conceited; swollen-headed; vain; egotistic; egotistical; swollen.