Nouns

(n)amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanityfeelings of excessive pride
(n)conceitan elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
(n)conceita witty or ingenious turn of phrase“he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit”
(n)conceitan artistic device or effect“the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree”
(n)conceit, conceitedness, vanitythe trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride