vanity

B2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈvænəti/ UK /ˈvænɪti/ See IPA manual

noun name Freq #8997

Meanings

1

noun
Too much pride in your own appearance, abilities, or achievements.

His vanity made it hard for him to admit any mistake.
2

noun
A small table with a mirror, used for putting on makeup or doing your hair.

She sat at her vanity brushing her long hair.

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Synonyms

1 noun · too much pride in your own... conceit conceitedness

2 noun · a small table with a... dressing table

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Word family

Forms vanities

Related forms vain

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.

*h₁weh₂- Proto-Indo-European vanite Middle English vanité Old French vānitas Latin

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# vanity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, name
**IPA (US):** ˈvænəti
**IPA (UK):** ˈvænɪti
**Frequency rank:** 8997

## Meanings
1. Too much pride in your own appearance, abilities, or achievements.
2. A small table with a mirror, used for putting on makeup or doing your hair.

## Examples
- His vanity made it hard for him to admit any mistake.
- She sat at her vanity brushing her long hair.

## Synonyms
- arrogance

## Related Forms
- vain

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁weh₂-
- Root: vanite
- Root: vanité
- Root: vānitas

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Vanity is from va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-, Middle English vanite, Old French vanité, Latin vānitas. In present-day use, it can mean too much pride in your own appearance, abilities, or achievements, or a small table with a mirror, used for putting on makeup or doing your hair.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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