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Noun: vanity  va-nu-tee
  1. The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
    "Her vanity made it difficult for others to work with her";
    - conceit, conceitedness
     
  2. Feelings of excessive pride
    "His vanity prevented him from admitting his mistakes";
    - amour propre, conceit, self-love
     
  3. The quality of being valueless or futile
    "he rejected the vanities of the world";
    - emptiness
     
  4. Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
    "She kept her jewellery and cosmetics organized on her antique vanity";
    - dressing table, dresser, toilet table

Derived forms: vanities

Type of: ineptitude, pride, pridefulness, table, trait, worthlessness

Encyclopedia: Vanity, Oregon