vanity
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈvænɪti/
- Literature
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- Realization of the vanity of his dreams and the futility of his quest.
- vanities of this world
It says the vanity of all things is its own vanity.
- It says the vanity of all things is its own vanity.
- And essentially all of that was, you know, a quite a large bonfire of vanities.
- Will it actually offer value in the world rather than just be some sort of vanity thing which I don't care about?
- For many years the vainest have tossed in my face their own empty vanities.
- A a merely negative insight, or as he says, vanity.
- It's that people fear lack of success in numbers from a vanity standpoint, which stopped them from actually doing it.
- So for example, all three of us would understand what I said earlier, turnover as vanity profits and cash is king.
Examples
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It's that people fear lack of success in numbers from a vanity standpoint, which stopped them from actually doing it.
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"Of all the vanities that men have, this one I think is the worst."
Fiction book (1996) -
In the end, Father saw it all as vanity, and now I agree with him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Because all vanity, all vanity, all vanity is burnt out of us.
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Will it actually offer value in the world rather than just be some sort of vanity thing which I don't care about?
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Mr. President, what you saw in there was nothing more than vanity run amok.
Fiction book (1995) -
He said it was vanity to force others to our religion.
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So I really try to a focus on real metrics versus vanity metrics.
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But after leaders achieve some notoriety, there's a point where the vanity burns away.
Academic text (2017) -
After realizing the vanity of his ambitions, he decided to focus on more meaningful pursuits.
Synonyms
58
5.3
A feeling that life has no meaning
4
7.6
A feeling that what you do has no purpose or value
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6.3
A feeling that you have no value or importance
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6.8
Showy decoration that looks attractive but has little real value
Having no real result or value
A situation in which something has no value
Something that looks bright and attractive but has no real value
Worthless showy things meant to impress people
Cheap objects that look nice but have little value
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
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8.2
A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing
How Worthless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vanity also comes from the Latin vanus meaning 'empty', and a helpful way to remember this sense is to think of something 'empty' as having no true worth. That's why vanity can mean 'worthlessness' or that something is pointless.