: 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).
conceit-the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. conceitedness, vanity. trait-a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. narcism, narcissism, self-love-an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; self-love that shut out everyone else.onceit. n. 1. a high, often exaggerated, opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments; vanity. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an elaborate image or far-fetched comparison, esp as used by the English Metaphysical poets. 3.