Antonyms for vanity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : van-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæn ɪ ti |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for vanity
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