vanity
56
5.6
- noun
- /ˈvænɪti/
:
vanidad
- Of course, it pleases Roman vanity to think that you are noble.
- pride and vanity
- personal vanity
- appeal to vanity
You're going to let your partner's vanity lead you to blow up your life?
- You're going to let your partner's vanity lead you to blow up your life?
- What is more like the DMV selling vanity license plates?
- A woman equals envy plus vanity plus chatter plus a confused mind.
- There's varying degrees of vanity and colorful characters that go into these things.
- And that's somewhat of a, a vanity arena.
- And maybe you just need to heal your relationship with vanity.
- And we, we have to be very careful with, with human vanity.
- And what that might indicate is that launch MSRP is might be for vanity, they might be for show.
- Everyone is like, very few people in this life are above vanity.
Examples
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You were kind to me, and in my foolish vanity, I believed that this kindness came from love.
Fiction book (1991) -
You married a beautiful woman to satisfy your own vanity.
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Some wear them for reasons of vanity, to show off in front of one another.
Academic text (1993) -
The reader may see a certain amount of selfishness and vanity in it.
Academic text (2004) -
It was my own middle-aged vanity that made me attempt what only a youth can do.
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Women may be choosing to conform to an external ideal for reasons that extend beyond vanity.
Academic text (2013) -
I do not think there is as much unhappiness in us as vanity, nor as much malice as stupidity.
Academic text (2000) -
She admired her reflection in the mirror with a sense of vanity that surprised her friends.
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His constant need for praise revealed his deep-seated vanity about his achievements.
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Despite his talents, he allowed vanity to cloud his judgment and relationships.
Synonyms
342
4.5
Feeling that you are more important than other people
144
7.1
A very strong belief that you are better than other people
39
8.9
Extreme pride that makes someone ignore danger and fail
34
8.1
Being too interested in yourself and your looks or skills
10
8.0
Too much pride in yourself and your abilities
9
5.7
Being too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
8
6.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
7
6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
4
9.5
Words that show you think you are better than others without proof
2
7.2
Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
1
7.9
Thinking that you are more important or powerful than others
1
9.9
Too much pride in your successes or looks that makes you show off
1
7.4
Feeling that you are much better than other people
1
7.0
Having too much pride in your own looks or abilities
1
5.4
Talking proudly about your success or abilities in a way that bothers other people
1
6.8
Showing too much pride in yourself or your abilities
Being too proud of your appearance or abilities
Thinking you are much better or more important than other people
Too much love and praise for yourself that ignores others
A way of behaving that shows off wealth or style to impress others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.2
A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing
How Vain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vanity comes from the Latin word vanus meaning 'empty', and it shares the same root as the common word vain. So vanity is like caring about empty praise or appearance, which is why it means excessive pride in your looks or achievements.