vanity
/ˈvænəti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "Then I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me and why then was I more wise? Then I said in my heart that this is also vanity. / For there is no more remembrance of the wise than the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool."
- "To make a man in love with you gives an instant hold on his vanity; and with that, you can do any thing. Vanity is the real lever with which Archimedes said he could move the earth; so, try what you can effect with Sir Robert."
- "It's not vanity, to me, it's my sanity"
- "Try to second guess what people see / All the time it's just your vanity / No one's impressed and you wonder why / Well it is, it shows in the eyes"
- "Social media hasn’t just weaponized our vanity—it’s transformed us from humans into curated digital performances. Our phones have become portable propaganda machines for our personal brands."
- "She was sitting in front of her vanity, brushing out her hair."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvænəti/
- British English: /ˈvænɪti/