vanity

Betekenis (Engels)

1. That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
2. Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
3. A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.
4. A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
5. (obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

Sinonieme

pride

conceit

arrogance

self-conceit

haughtiness

egoism

vainglory

dressing table

affectation

dresser

selfishness

toilet table

proudness

boastfulness

vainness

egotism

bragging

nothingness

amour propre

ostentation

emptiness

conceitedness

futility

fuss

uselessness

bustle

vaingloriousness

self-satisfaction

self-importance

self-love

amour-propre

power

pretence

self-approval

sham

show

smallness

smugness

stiffness

strength

untrue

vacuity

vanity bag

vanity box

vanity case

worthlessness

self-centeredness

self-regard

self esteem

self-complacency

self complacence

absurdity

self righteousness

ado

appearance

assumption

attraction

audacity

bumptiousness

bustling

capriciousness

charm

coil

courage

deception

display

dust

ego

elation

elegance

false

falsehood

false pride

fastidiousness

fiction

foppery

greed

hollowness

insignificance

insolence

nonsense

parsimony

pettiness

Koppelteken as

van‧i‧ty

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvænɪti/

Etimologie (Engels)

From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas.