Vanity vs. Dresser

Vanitynoun

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

Vanitynoun

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.

Vanitynoun

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.

Vanitynoun

A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

Vanitynoun

Emptiness.

Vanitynoun

(obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

Vanitynoun

The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.

Vanitynoun

An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.

Vanitynoun

That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment.

Vanitynoun

One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5.

Vanitynoun

same as dressing table.

Vanitynoun

A cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a countertop and sometimes drawers.

Vanitynoun

feelings of excessive pride

Vanitynoun

the quality of being valueless or futile;

Vanitynoun

the trait of being vain and conceited

Vanitynoun

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

Vanitynoun

excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements

Vanitynoun

denoting a person or company publishing works at the author's expense

Vanitynoun

the quality of being worthless or futile

Vanitynoun

a dressing table.

Vanity

Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility.

Dressernoun

An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

Dressernoun

An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers, often with a mirror.

Dressernoun

One who dresses in a particular way.

Dressernoun

A wardrobe assistant in a theatre (who helps actors put on their costume)

Dressernoun

(medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.

Dressernoun

(UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.

Dressernoun

A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.

Dressernoun

(dated) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.

Dressernoun

(mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

Dressernoun

One who dresses or prepares stone.

Dressernoun

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

Dressernoun

A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

Dressernoun

An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.

Dressernoun

A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.

Dressernoun

A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of drawers, or bureau, with a mirror.

Dressernoun

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Dressernoun

a person who dresses in a particular way;

Dressernoun

a wardrobe assistant for an actor

Dressernoun

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

Dressernoun

a cabinet with shelves