vanity

Meaning

Noun

• That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
• Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.
• 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.
• A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
• Emptiness.
• Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

Related

Similar words

• conceit
• egotism
• narcissism
• pride

Origin

• vain + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. vanitas.