[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vanity \van"ity\, n.; pl. vanities. oe. vanite, f.
   vanit'e, l. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. see vain.
   1913 webster
   1. the quality or state of being vain; want of substance to
      satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness;
      falsity.
      1913 webster

            vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of
            vanities; all is vanity.              --eccl. i. 2.
      1913 webster

            here i may well show the vanity of that which is
            reported in the story of walsingham.  --sir j.
                                                  davies.
      1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

            the exquisitely sensitive vanity of garrick was
            galled.                               --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

            vanity of vanities, saith the preacher. --eccl. i.
                                                  2.
      1913 webster

            vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the
            certainty of things to come.          --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

            sin with vanity had filled the works of men.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            think not, when woman's transient breath is fled,
            that all her vanities at once are dead;
            succeeding vanities she still regards. --pope.
      1913 webster

   4. one of the established characters in the old moralities
      and puppet shows. see morality, n., 5.
      1913 webster

            you . . . take vanity the puppet's part. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. same as dressing table.
      pjc

   6. a cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a
      countertop and sometimes drawers.
      pjc

   syn: egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness;
        self-sufficiency. see egotism, and pride.
        1913 webster
see also:
vanities vain morality dressing table egotism pride 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dressing table \dressing table\, n.
   a table, usually having a vertical back piece containing a
   mirror, at which a person may sit while dressing or applying
   makeup, and on which articles for the toilet stand. it often
   has drawers for toiletries, clothing, or accessories. it is
   also called a vanity or vanity table.
   pjc
see also:
vanity vanity table 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vanity
     n 1: feelings of excessive pride syn: amour propre, conceit,
           self-love
     2: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the
        vanities of the world" syn: emptiness
     3: the trait of being vain and conceited syn: conceit
     4: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while
        dressing or applying makeup syn: dressing table, dresser,
         toilet table
see also:
amour propre conceit self-love emptiness dressing table dresser 
toilet table 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

104 moby thesaurus words for "vanity":
   absurdity, aimlessness, amour propre, arrogance, autotheism,
   big deal, bluster, boast, boastfulness, boasting, bombast,
   bootlessness, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, bravado,
   cockiness, conceit, conceitedness, egotism, emptiness, face,
   fanfaronade, fatuity, fecklessness, flimsiness, folly, foolishness,
   frivolity, frivolousness, fruitlessness, futility, gasconade,
   gasconism, haughtiness, heroics, hollowness, idleness, impotence,
   inanity, independence, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficacy,
   jactation, jactitation, levity, lightness, meaninglessness,
   narcissism, nugacity, otiosity, pardonable pride, pointlessness,
   pride, pridefulness, profitlessness, proudness, purposelessness,
   purse-pride, rat race, rodomontade, self-admiration, self-conceit,
   self-confidence, self-consequence, self-esteem, self-importance,
   self-love, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficiency,
   self-worship, shallowness, side, silliness, slenderness,
   slightness, stiff-necked pride, stiff-neckedness, superficiality,
   swagger, the absurd, triflingness, triteness, triviality,
   trivialness, unproductiveness, unprofitability, unprofitableness,
   unreality, uselessness, vacuity, vacuousness, vainglory, vainness,
   valuelessness, vapidity, vaunt, vauntery, vaunting, vicious circle,
   worthlessness

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

vanity, n.  the tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.

    they say that hens do cackle loudest when
        there's nothing vital in the eggs they've laid;
        and there are hens, professing to have made
    a study of mankind, who say that men
    whose business 'tis to drive the tongue or pen
        make the most clamorous fanfaronade
        o'er their most worthless work; and i'm afraid
    they're not entirely different from the hen.
    lo the drum-major in his coat of gold,
        his blazing breeches and high-towering cap --
    imperiously pompous, grandly bold,
        grim, resolute, an awe-inspiring chap
    who'd think this gorgeous creature's only virtue
    is that in battle he will never hurt you?
                                                     hannibal hunsiker

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