Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

also vanity fairn. A place or scene of ostentation or empty, idle amusement and frivolity.

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[From Vanity Fair, , the fair in Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.]

Vanity Fair

n (often not capitals) literary the social life of a community, esp of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity [from Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress]

Van′ity Fair′

n. 1. (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly ostentation and frivolity. 2. (often l.c.) any place or group characterized by a preoccupation with idle pleasures or ostentation.

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vanity fair - a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large citieslife style, lifestyle, life-style, modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes