van·i·ty (v n  -t )n. pl. van·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being vain. 2. Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit. See Synonyms at conceit. 3. Lack of usefulness, worth, or effect; worthlessness. 4. a. Something that is vain, futile, or worthless. b. Something about which one is vain or conceited. 5. A vanity case. 6. See dressing table. 7. A bathroom cabinet that encloses a basin and its water lines and drain, usually furnished with shelves and drawers underneath for storage of toiletries. [Middle English vanite, from Old French, from Latin v  nits, from vnus, empty; see eu - in Indo-European roots.] |
vanity
Noun
1. a feeling of pride about one's appearance or ability
2. pl -ties something about which one is vain: it's one of my vanities that I can guess scents [Latin vanitas emptiness]
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| Noun | 1. |  vanity - feelings of excessive pride pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth |
| 2. |  vanity - the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world"worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" | |
| 3. |  vanity - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pridetrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature narcism, narcissism, self-love - an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; "self-love that shut out everyone else" boastfulness, vainglory - outspoken conceit posturing - adopting a vain conceited posture | |
| 4. |  vanity - low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeuptable - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" |
vanity
noun 1. pride, arrogance, conceit, airs, showing off (informal) pretension, narcissism, egotism, self-love, ostentation, vainglory, self-admiration, affected ways, bigheadedness (informal) conceitedness, swollen-headedness (informal) << OPPOSITE modesty
noun 2. futility, uselessness, worthlessness, emptiness, frivolity, unreality, triviality, hollowness, pointlessness, inanity, unproductiveness, fruitlessness, unsubstantiality, profitlessness << OPPOSITE value
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