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===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===

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# 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

# [[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.

[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.

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 ===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===
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 # 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
+# [[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.
-[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.