English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Vanity
(n.)
The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to
satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.
Vanity
(n.)
An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride
inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or
decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride;
ostentation; conceit.
Vanity
(n.)
That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or
unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of
no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial
enjoyment.
Vanity
(n.)
One of the established characters in the old moralities and
puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5.