Vanity

Quick meaning: Vanity is a noun meaning That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

Meaning

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

More Meanings

1. Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
2. A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
3. A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
4. (obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

Example Sentences

She was sitting in front of her vanity, brushing out her hair.

To help the matter, the alchemists call in likewise many vanities out of astrology.

It is a vanity to say that if two stones are dropped from a tower, the heavier will experience the greater acceleration.

Try to second guess what people see / All the time it's just your vanity / No one's impressed and you wonder why / Well it is, it shows in the eyes

Word Forms

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Synonyms for vanity

Depending on context, synonyms include arrogance, conceit, self-love, dressing table, emptiness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include self-love, emptiness, conceit, dressing table, hubris, pride.

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