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Etymology

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From [[vain\|va(i)n]] + [[-ity]], from Middle English ''vanite'', from Old French ''vanité'',		From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain va(i)n] +
	from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas]'', from		[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ity -ity], from Middle English
	''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus]'', whence English		[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanite vanite], from Old French
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain]].		[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanit%C3%A9#Old_French vanité],
	Doublet of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas]''.		from Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas], from
			[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus], whence English
			[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain].
			Doublet of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas].

	===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation===		===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation===

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	# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.		# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
	# Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions.		# [[File:VanityByFrankCadoganCooper1907.jpg\|alt=A young woman, eyes downcast, holds pearls and a mirror in quiet self-congratulatory absorption.\|thumb\|"Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1907) ]]Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions.
	# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.		# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
	# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.		# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

MorMythos: /* Noun */

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Noun

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	# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.		# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
	# Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or		# Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions.
	[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,		# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
	appearance, achievements, or possessions.		# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
	# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply
	[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which
	the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
	# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a
	permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
	# (''obsolete'') Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.		# (''obsolete'') Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

MorMythos: Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English ''vanite'', from Old French ''vanité'', from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas]'', from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus]'', whence English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain. Doublet of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas]''. ===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== * ヴァ・ニ・ティ ===Noun=== ''vanity'' (countable..."

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Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English ''vanite'', from Old French ''vanité'', from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas]'', from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus]'', whence English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain. Doublet of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas]''. ===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== * ヴァ・ニ・ティ ===Noun=== ''vanity'' (countable..."

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==English==

===Etymology===
From [[vain|va(i)n]] + [[-ity]], from Middle English ''vanite'', from Old French ''vanité'',
from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas]'', from
''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus]'', whence English
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain]].
Doublet of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas]''.

===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation===
* ヴァ・ニ・ティ

===Noun===

''vanity'' (countable and uncountable, plural ''vanities'')

# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
# Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,
appearance, achievements, or possessions.
# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which
the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a
permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
# (''obsolete'') Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

====Derived terms====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_case vanity case]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_plate vanity plate]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_press vanity press]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_publishing vanity publishing]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_sizing vanity sizing]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity_table vanity table]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vanity_Fair Vanity Fair]

====Related terms====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain]

====Further reading====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanity Wiktionary: vanity]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity Wikipedia: Vanity]
* [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity Merriam-Webster: vanity]