vanity

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

vanité

coiffeuse

futilité

orgueil

amour-propre

faux

hauteur

mensonge

représentation

tromperie

vaine gloire

fabulation

apparence

attraction

charme

exposition

Synonymes

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

Traductions

vanità

Eitelkeit

vanidad

vaidade

ijdelheid

vanitat

vanitas

nietigheid

ματαιοδοξία

futilidade

vruchteloosheid

ματαιότητα

Prahlerei

toletta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvænɪti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: vanite

In summary

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