ALL meanings of vanity
van·i·ty
V v - noun plural vanity 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. 1
- noun plural vanity an instance or display of this quality or feeling. 1
- noun plural vanity something about which one is vain or excessively proud: His good looks are his greatest vanity. 1
- noun plural vanity lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness: the vanity of a selfish life. 1
- noun plural vanity something worthless, trivial, or pointless. 1
- noun plural vanity vanity case. 1
- noun plural vanity dressing table. 1
- noun plural vanity a wide, counterlike shelf containing a wash basin, as in the bathroom of a hotel or residence, often equipped with shelves, drawers, etc., underneath. 1
- noun plural vanity a cabinet built below or around a bathroom sink, primarily to hide exposed pipes. 1
- noun plural vanity compact1 (def 13). 1
- adjective vanity produced as a showcase for one's own talents, especially as a writer, actor, singer, or composer: surprisingly entertaining for a vanity production. 1
- adjective vanity of, relating to, or issued by a vanity press: a spate of vanity books. 1
- noun vanity pride, conceit 1
- noun vanity obsession with one's looks 1
- noun vanity dressing table 1
- uncountable noun vanity If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. 0
- noun vanity the state or quality of being vain; excessive pride or conceit 0
- noun vanity ostentation occasioned by ambition or pride 0
- noun vanity an instance of being vain or something about which one is vain 0
- noun vanity the state or quality of being valueless, futile, or unreal 0
- noun vanity something that is worthless or useless 0
- noun vanity any thing or act that is vain, futile, idle, or worthless 0
- noun vanity the quality or fact of being vain, or worthless; futility 0
- noun vanity the quality or fact of being vain, or excessively proud of oneself or one's qualities or possessions; self-conceit 0
- noun vanity a thing about which one is vain or conceited 0
- noun vanity vanity case 0
- noun vanity a small table or ledge with a mirror for use while putting on cosmetics, combing one's hair, etc.; dressing table 0
- noun vanity a bathroom cabinet with a washbowl set in the top 0
- noun vanity That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. 0
- noun vanity Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements. 0
- noun vanity A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon. 0
- noun vanity A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture. 0
- noun vanity Emptiness. 0
- noun vanity (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation. 0