vanity

== English == === Etymology === From va(i)n +‎ -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvænɪti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvænəti/, [-ɾi] Hyphenation: van‧i‧ty === Noun === vanity (countable and uncountable, plural vanities) 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, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk. 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 ==== See Thesaurus:arrogance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vain ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== vanity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vanity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vanity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.