vanity
11vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …
12Vanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity Sgm: N 1 conceit conceit conceitedness Sgm: N 1 self conceit self conceit self complacency self confidence self sufficiency self esteem self love self approba …
13vanity — vanitied, adj. /van i tee/, n., pl. vanities, adj. n. 1. excessive pride in one s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity. 2. an… …
14vanity — n. (pl. ies) 1 conceit and desire for admiration of one s personal attainments or attractions. 2 a futility or unsubstantiality (the vanity of human achievement). b an unreal thing. 3 ostentatious display. 4 US a dressing table. Phrases and… …
15vanity — Having an excessively high opinion of one s own attainments and qualities. Aquinas makes no clear distinction between vanity and pride, but associates both with the desire for distinction and importance. According to Adam Smith, vanity is ‘always …
16vanity — van|i|ty [ˈvænıti] n plural vanities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vanité, from Latin vanitas, from vanus; VAIN] 1.) [U] too much ↑pride in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance ▪ Sabrina had none… …
17vanity — [[t]væ̱nɪti[/t]] vanities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl (disapproval) If you refer to someone s vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity... With… …
18vanity — van•i•ty [[t]ˈvæn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) excessive pride in oneself or one s appearance; character or quality of being vain 2) an instance of this quality or feeling 3) something about which one is vain 4) lack of real value;… …
19vanity — 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,… …
20vanity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human, personal ▪ female, feminine, male VERB + VANITY ▪ appeal to, flatter …
