vanitynoun
uk/ˈvæn.ə.ti/us/ˈvæn.ə.t̬i/vanity noun (SELFISH)
C2 [ U ] disapproving the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements:
He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.
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Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- distressing
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- immodest
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- officious
- poignant
- traumatic
- unmentionable
- upsetting
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Selfishness
vanity noun (FURNITURE)
[ C ] US UK dressing table a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with a mirror and drawers
[ C ] US UK vanity unit a small cupboard that stands on the floor in a bathroom and has a washbasin (= a fixed bowl-shaped container for water) in the top
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Tables & desks
- bedside table
- bench
- benchtop
- bureau
- card table
- coffee table
- desk
- desktop
- drafting table
- dressing table
- drop-leaf table
- high table
- kitchen counter
- leaf
- table
- the dinner table
- trestle
- trestle table
- washstand
- work surface
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vanityadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈvæn.ə.ti/us/ˈvæn.ə.t̬i/used to describe something that is done with the aim of getting praise, fame, or approval rather than for serious or good reasons:
The new bridge was quickly condemned as a "pointless vanity project", intended to enhance the reputation of the mayor.
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