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vanity definition

van·ity (vanə tē)

noun pl. vanities -·ties

  1. any thing or act that is vain, futile, idle, or worthless
  2. the quality or fact of being vain, or worthless; futility
  3. the quality or fact of being vain, or excessively proud of oneself or one's qualities or possessions; self-conceit
  4. a thing about which one is vain or conceited
  5. vanity case
  6. ☆ a small table or ledge with a mirror for use while putting on cosmetics, combing one's hair, etc.; dressing table
  7. ☆ a bathroom cabinet with a washbowl set in the top

Etymology: ME vanite < OFr vanité < L vanitas, emptiness, worthlessness < vanus, vain: see want

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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