vanity

noun

low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

the trait of being unduly vain and conceited

the quality of being valueless or futile

feelings of excessive pride

Roots

vanusvan- · Latin · empty, vain

Synonyms for vanity

conceitn conceitednessn vaingloryn vainnessn egotismn boastfulnessn haughtinessn narcissismn arrogancen emptinessn futilityn vaunteryadj

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