van ‧ i ‧ ty /ˈvænəti, ˈvænɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural vanities )
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: vanité , from Latin vanitas , from vanus ; ⇨ ↑ vain ]
1 . [uncountable] too much ↑ pride in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance:
Sabrina had none of the vanity so often associated with beautiful women.
2 . [countable] ( also vanity table ) a ↑ dressing table
3 . the vanity of something literary the lack of importance of something compared to other things that are much more important