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English noun: vanity | |||
| 1. | vanity (feeling) feelings of excessive pride | ||
| Synonyms | amour propre, conceit, self-love | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pride, pridefulness | ||
| 2. | vanity (attribute) the quality of being valueless or futile | ||
| Samples | He rejected the vanities of the world. | ||
| Synonyms | emptiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ineptitude, worthlessness | ||
| 3. | vanity (attribute) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | ||
| Synonyms | conceit, conceitedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boastfulness, egotism, narcism, narcissism, posturing, self-importance, self-love, swelled head, vainglory | ||
| Antonyms | humility, humbleness | ||
| 4. | vanity (artifact) low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup | ||
| Synonyms | dresser, dressing table, toilet table | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | table | ||
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