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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024van•i•ty /ˈvænɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. - [uncountable] too much pride in oneself or one's appearance;
the character or quality of being vain. - [countable] something worthless, trivial, or pointless.
- [countable] something about which one is vain.
- [countable] a small case for holding cosmetics.
- Furniture[countable] a dressing table.
- Furniture[countable] a cabinet built around or below a bathroom sink.
- [countable] compact1 (def. 6).
adj. - of, relating to, or issued by a press that publishes books at the author's expense.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024van•i•ty (van′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. - 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. - an instance or display of this quality or feeling.
- something about which one is vain.
- lack of real value;
hollowness;
worthlessness:the vanity of a selfish life. - something worthless, trivial, or pointless.
- See vanity case.
- FurnitureSee dressing table.
- Furniturea wide, counterlike shelf containing a wash basin, as in the bathroom of a hotel or residence, often equipped with shelves, drawers, etc., underneath.
- Furniturea cabinet built below or around a bathroom sink, primarily to hide exposed pipes.
- compact1 (def. 13).
adj. - Literature, Show Businessproduced as a showcase for one's own talents, esp. as a writer, actor, singer, or composer:a vanity production.
- of, pertaining to, or issued by a vanity press:a spate of vanity books.
- Latin vānitās, equivalent. to vān- (see vain) + -itās- -ity
- Old French
- Middle English vanite 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged egotism, complacency, vainglory, ostentation. See pride.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged emptiness, sham, unreality, folly, triviality, futility.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humility.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vanity /ˈvænɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the state or quality of being vain; excessive pride or conceit
- ostentation occasioned by ambition or pride
- an instance of being vain or something about which one is vain
- the state or quality of being valueless, futile, or unreal
- something that is worthless or useless
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitās emptiness, from vānus empty |