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- [van-i-tee fair]
- /ˈvæn ɪ ti fɛər/
- /ˈvæn.ɪ.ti feə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [van-i-tee fair]
- /ˈvæn ɪ ti fɛər/
Definitions of vanity fair words
- noun vanity fair (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly ostentation and frivolity. 1
- noun vanity fair (often lowercase) any place or group, as the world or fashionable society, characterized by or displaying a preoccupation with idle pleasures or ostentation. 1
- noun vanity fair (italics) a novel (1847–48) by Thackeray. 1
- noun vanity fair the social life of a community, esp of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity 0
- noun vanity fair in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, a fair always going on in the town of Vanity, symbolic of worldly folly, frivolity, and show 0
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Parts of speech for Vanity fair
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vanity fair popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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