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ɪ noun
1.
excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity.
2.
an instance or display of this quality or feeling.
4.
lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness: the vanity of a selfish life.
5.
something worthless, trivial, or pointless.
adjective
11.
produced as a showcase for one's own talents, especially as a writer, actor, singer, or composer: a vanity production.
12.
of, pertaining to, or issued by a vanity press: a spate of vanity books.
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vanity (ˈvænɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the state or quality of being vain; excessive pride or conceit |
| 2. | ostentation occasioned by ambition or pride |
| 3. | an instance of being vain or something about which one is vain |
| 4. | the state or quality of being valueless, futile, or unreal |
| 5. | something that is worthless or useless |
| 6. | (NZ) short for vanity unit |
| [C13: from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitās emptiness, from vānus empty] | |
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Word Origin & History
vanity
early 13c., "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from O.Fr. vanite, from L. vanitatem (nom. vanitas) "emptiness, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair
is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).
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Example sentences
Now two biologists suggest that these luxurious tresses have a higher purpose than vanity.
Surprisingly, the more productive of interest is vanity.
Vanity plates are available in either the standard wave or optional sailboat plate design.
No more conspicuous consumption to buff our collective vanity.
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