vanity

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noun

Plural noun:

vanities

1.
(countable, uncountable)That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
3.
(countable, uncountable)A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
4.
(countable, uncountable)A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
5.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.
It is a vanity to say that if two stones are dropped from a tower, the heavier will experience the greater acceleration.

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Đồng nghĩa

conceitegotismnarcissism pride

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

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