Vanity
English
Etymology
From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English [vain]. Doublet of 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.
"Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1907) - 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.
