'Vanity' definitions:
Definition of 'vanity'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
The quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world" [syn: vanity, emptiness]
noun
The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride [syn: conceit, conceitedness, vanity] [ant: humbleness, humility]
noun
Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table]
Definition of 'Vanity'
From: GCIDE
- Vanity \Van"i*ty\, n.; pl. Vanities. [OE. vanite, F. vanit['e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See Vain.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. [1913 Webster]
- Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. --Eccl. i. 2. [1913 Webster]
- Here I may well show the vanity of that which is reported in the story of Walsingham. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit. [1913 Webster]
- The exquisitely sensitive vanity of Garrick was galled. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment. [1913 Webster]
- Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher. --Eccl. i. 2. [1913 Webster]
- Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the certainty of things to come. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- [Sin] with vanity had filled the works of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled, That all her vanities at once are dead; Succeeding vanities she still regards. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5. [1913 Webster]
- You . . . take vanity the puppet's part. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. same as dressing table. [PJC]
- 6. A cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a countertop and sometimes drawers. [PJC]
- Syn: Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness; self-sufficiency. See Egotism, and Pride. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'vanity'
From: GCIDE
- Dressing table \Dressing table\, n. a table, usually having a vertical back piece containing a mirror, at which a person may sit while dressing or applying makeup, and on which articles for the toilet stand. It often has drawers for toiletries, clothing, or accessories. It is also called a vanity or vanity table. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'vanity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurdity,
- aimlessness,
- amour propre,
- arrogance,
- autotheism,
- big deal,
- bluster,
- boast,
- boastfulness,
- boasting,
- bombast,
- bootlessness,
- brag,
- braggadocio,
- braggartism,
- bragging,
- bravado,
- cockiness,
- conceit,
- conceitedness,
- egotism,
- emptiness,
- face,
- fanfaronade,
- fatuity,
- fecklessness,
- flimsiness,
- folly,
- foolishness,
- frivolity,
- frivolousness,
- fruitlessness,
- futility,
- gasconade,
- gasconism,
- haughtiness,
- heroics,
- hollowness,
- idleness,
- impotence,
- inanity,
- independence,
- ineffectiveness,
- ineffectuality,
- inefficacy,
- jactation,
- jactitation,
- levity,
- lightness,
- meaninglessness,
- narcissism,
- nugacity,
- otiosity,
- pardonable pride,
- pointlessness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- profitlessness,
- proudness,
- purposelessness,
- purse-pride,
- rat race,
- rodomontade,
- self-admiration,
- self-conceit,
- self-confidence,
- self-consequence,
- self-esteem,
- self-importance,
- self-love,
- self-reliance,
- self-respect,
- self-sufficiency,
- self-worship,
- shallowness,
- side,
- silliness,
- slenderness,
- slightness,
- stiff-necked pride,
- stiff-neckedness,
- superficiality,
- swagger,
- the absurd,
- triflingness,
- triteness,
- triviality,
- trivialness,
- unproductiveness,
- unprofitability,
- unprofitableness,
- unreality,
- uselessness,
- vacuity,
- vacuousness,
- vainglory,
- vainness,
- valuelessness,
- vapidity,
- vaunt,
- vauntery,
- vaunting,
- vicious circle,
- worthlessness