Definition of vanity

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Vanity (n.) 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..

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Inanity :: Inanity (n.) An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world..
Vainglory :: Vainglory (n.) Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
Self-glorious :: Self-glorious (a.) Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful.
Omnivorous :: Omnivorous (a.) All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zool.), eating both animal and vegetable food..
Coquetry :: Coquetry (n.) Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love..
Flatulent :: Flatulent (a.) Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity..
Arrogate :: Arrogate (v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings..
Inflation :: Inflation (n.) The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) 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..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5..
Boast :: Boast (v. t.) To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol..
Maya :: Maya (n.) The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion..
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.
Air :: Air (n.) An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs..
Coquette :: Coquette (n.) A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men..
Trifle :: Trifle (v. t.) To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) 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.
Retort :: Retort (n.) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity..
Vain :: Vain (n.) Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
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