affected+witticism
1conceit — n. 1. Conception, image, notion, thought, fancy, imagination, idea, belief. 2. Whim, vagary, illusion, freak of fancy. 3. Opinion, estimate, estimation, judgment, impression. 4. Vanity, conceitedness, egotism, self conceit, self complacency, self …
2List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …
3De (Chinese) — Taoism portal Taoism …
4Conception — Con*cep tion, n. [F. conception, L. conceptio, fr. concipere to conceive. See {Conceive}.] 1. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life. [1913 Webster] I will greaty multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. Gen …
5Majorian — Emperor of the Western Roman Empire Coin of Emperor Majorian Reign April 1, 457 – August 2, 461 …
6Defence mechanism — For the biological concept, see Antipredator adaptation. Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis …
7L'Orfeo — This article is about the Monteverdi opera. For the German record company, see ORFEO. Claudio Monteverdi …
8Lord, my — In modem times this form of address would be heard most frequently in a supreme court in Britain, addressed to a judge. It also remains the formal way of addressing a nobleman below the rank of duke, and a Roman Catholic bishop. There is an… …
