The difference between Conceited and Presumptuous

When used as adjectives, conceited means having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc, whereas presumptuous means going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.


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  1. Conceited as an adjective:

    Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; vain and egotistical.

  2. Conceited as an adjective (rhetoric, literature):

    Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.

  3. Conceited as an adjective (obsolete):

    Endowed with fancy or imagination.

  4. Conceited as an adjective (obsolete):

    Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful.

  1. Conceited as a verb:

  1. Presumptuous as an adjective:

    Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.