Vanity

Meaning

excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; the quality of being worthless or pointless

excessive pride in one's appearance, achievements, or possessions

Example Sentences

Her vanity made her spend hours looking at herself in the mirror.

His vanity made him buy an expensive car just to impress others.

Example Expressions

vanity fair

Synonyms

pride, conceit, arrogance, narcissism, ego

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pride, conceit, arrogance, narcissism

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pride, conceit, arrogance, ego

Antonyms

humility, modesty, selflessness

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humility, modesty, selflessness

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humility, modesty

Collocations

personal vanity, vanity mirror, wounded vanity, pure vanity, vanity table, vanity project

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personal vanity, vanity mirror, wounded vanity, pure vanity

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personal vanity, vanity table, vanity project, vanity mirror