Vanity: Difference between revisions

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From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas.

vanity (countable and uncountable, plural vanities)

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
"Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1907)
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions.
A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
A 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===