| | Word of the Day — November 16, 2012November 19, 2012 - Scott Viau Conceit — kon-SEET — in literary terms, an elaborate metaphor Example: "In a N.Y. Times review of a film made from a novel: 'What does remain from the book is its conceit — that the white characters, with their troubled relationship and unloved children, carry burdens equal to those of the black characters.'" | in: News, Blogs & Events Web |