vanity

Significado (English)

  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.

Frecuencia

C1
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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