Synonyms for vanity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : van-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæn ɪ ti

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Définition of vanity

Origin : early 13c., "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas) "emptiness, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).

noun conceit, egotism

Example sentences :

Her woman's vanity blossomed deliciously in the atmosphere of a man's love.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

And have you not before now said, that nothing is so penetrating as the eye of a lover who has vanity?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Alas, the vanity of mortal projects, even when they centre in the grave!
Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Her slips with these men wounded Shakespeare's vanity, and he persisted in underrating her.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

When his vanity was injured, his blindness was almost inconceivable.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Then vanity, the vice which promotes so many virtues, asserts itself.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

I wonder how that man would live if it weren't for the vanity of young authors!
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

His desire to please evidently arose not from vanity but benevolence.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

This she left to work its natural effect upon the vanity of man.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

They might have been joined in Lady Delacour, perhaps—there's vanity!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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