vanity

noun

/ˈvænəti/

(plural vanities)

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[uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements
- She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance).
- The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed.
- No doubt the idea appealed to his vanity.
see also vainTopics Successc2, Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- human
- personal
- female
- …
verb + vanity
- appeal to
- flatter
See full entry
[uncountable] (literary) the fact of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important
- the vanity of human ambition in the face of death
vanities
[plural] behaviour or attitudes that show people’s vanity
- Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians.
(North American English)
(also vanity table, dressing table)
() [countable] a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with drawers (= parts like boxes in it with handles on the front for pulling them open) and a mirror on top

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’.

单词	vanity
释义	vanity noun /ˈvænəti/ /ˈvænəti/ (plural vanities) jump to other results [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance). The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed. No doubt the idea appealed to his vanity. see also vainTopics Successc2, Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective human personal female … verb + vanity appeal to flatter See full entry [uncountable] (literary) the fact of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important the vanity of human ambition in the face of death vanities [plural] behaviour or attitudes that show people’s vanity Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians. (North American English) (also vanity table, dressing table) () [countable] a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with drawers (= parts like boxes in it with handles on the front for pulling them open) and a mirror on top Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’.
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