vanity
That which is vain, futile, or worthlessThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
» Tom's life has become a vanity fair ever since he got that promotion.
Життя Тома перетворилося на ярмарок марнославства з моменту його підвищення по роботі.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
Vergänglichkeit
тще́тностьtščétnostʹ, тщета́tščetá, бесполе́зностьbespoléznostʹ
ма́рністьmárnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
Eitelkeit
тщесла́виеtščeslávije, суета́sujetá
марносла́вствоmarnoslávstvo, марнолю́бствоmarnoljúbstvo
feelings of excessive pride
(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.
low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
(countable, uncountable)A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
Leere
(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.
Examples
45 sentencesTom's life has become a vanity fair ever since he got that promotion.
Життя Тома перетворилося на ярмарок марнославства з моменту його підвищення по роботі.
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Марнота марнот, і все — марнота.
I can't find my vanity case.
Tom was a ball of vanity.
That was a moment of vanity.
Translations
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Origin
From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitasFrom va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from vānus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas.
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Forms
plural: vanitiesSynonyms
9 synonyms- the quality of being valueless or futile:emptiness
- low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup:dressing tabledressertoilet table
- the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride:conceitconceitedness
- feelings of excessive pride:amour propreconceitself-love
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable