/ ˈvænəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U ] ( disapproving ) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements :
She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance) .
—see also vain
2.
[ U ] ( literary ) the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important :
the vanity of human ambition in the face of death
3.
vanities [ pl. ] behaviour or attitudes that show people's vanity :
Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians.
4.
(also ˈvanity table ) [ C ] ( NAmE ) = dressing table
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French vanite , from Latin vanitas , from vanus empty.