Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
Design; pattern.
An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
A patronizing attitude or behavior.
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.