Vanity vs. Vain

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.

Vainadjective

Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.

Vainadjective

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

Vainadjective

Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

Vainadjective

Showy; ostentatious.

Vainadjective

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

Vainadjective

Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.

Vainadjective

Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.

Vainadjective

Showy; ostentatious.

Vainnoun

Vanity; emptiness; - now used only in the phrase in vain.

Vainadjective

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;

Vainadjective

unproductive of success;

Vainadjective

having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth

Vainadjective

producing no result; useless

Vainadjective

having no likelihood of fulfilment; empty