vanity
Significado (English)
- That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
- 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.
- A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
- (obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.
Synonyms
conceit
self-approval
vanity bag
self esteem
self-complacency
self complacence
self righteousness
false pride
Frecuencia
Con guión como
van‧i‧ty
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈvænɪti/
Etimoloxía (English)
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.
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