creídas

Creídas is the feminine plural form of creído, an adjective in Spanish that comes from the past participle of creer. It can function in two main senses. First, as a feminine plural form meaning “believed” or “believing” when used in phrases that describe things that have been believed, as in ideas creídas or opiniones creídas por la gente. Second, and more common in everyday speech, creídas describes people who are conceited or arrogant, with the masculine counterpart being creídos and the feminine singular creída. In this sense, creído as insult or pejorative label yields phrases such as una creída or las creídas to refer to a woman or group perceived as vainglorious.

Cultural and register notes: creídas is widely understood in Spanish-speaking contexts, but its use to refer to people is evaluative and carries a negative tone. It is more common in informal speech, gossip, and media language than in formal writing. As a noun, creídas is rare; the more typical noun form for a person who is conceited is creído (un creído, una creída menos common as a standalone noun than as an adjective).

Etymology and related terms: creídas derives from creído, itself from creer. Related forms include creído (masculine), creída (feminine singular), and creídos (masculine plural). The term coexists with more neutral descriptors like confiado or arrogante in contexts aiming for a neutral tone.