VANITY FAIR

Meaning of VANITY FAIR in English

[vanity fair] n, often cap V&F [Vanity-Fair, a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan] (1816): a scene or place characterized by frivolity and ostentation

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VANITY FAIR — noun Usage: often capitalized V&F Etymology: Vanity-Fair, a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress (1678) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VANITY FAIR — noun Usage: often capitalized V&F Etymology: from Vanity-Fair, a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VANITY FAIR — 1. (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress ) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VANITY FAIR — exhibition of frivolousness; world of nonsense and meaninglessness; celebrities, famous people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VANITY FAIR — Usage: often capitalized V&F Etymology: Vanity-Fair, a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VANITY FAIR — Function: noun Usage: often cap V&F Etymology: Vanity-Fair, a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VANITY FAIR — ˌVanity ˈFair BrE AmE 1 . trademark a magazine sold in the US and UK that has articles on fashion, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VANITY FAIR — 1. a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray . It contrasts the lives of two characters who first meet at school: …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
VANITY FAIR — Ярмарка тщеславия (книга Теккерея)
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — (литературоведение) "Ярмарка тщеславия" (роман У. Теккерея) ярмарка тщеславия, мир праздности и суеты
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VANITY FAIR — 1> (Vanity Fair) лит. «Ярмарка тщеславия» ( роман У. Теккерея ) 2> ярмарка тщеславия, мир праздности и суеты
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VANITY FAIR — Ярмарка тщеславия (книга Теккерея)
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — 1) (Vanity Fair) лит. «Ярмарка тщеславия» ( роман У. Теккерея ) 2) ярмарка тщеславия, мир праздности и суеты
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VANITY FAIR — 1) (Vanity Fair) лит. «Ярмарка тщеславия» ( роман У. Теккерея ) 2> ярмарка тщеславия, мир праздности и суеты
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — Ярмарка тщеславия ( роман У.Теккерея, 1847-1848 г )
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — Ярмарка тщеславия (роман У.Теккерея, 1847-1848 г )
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY FAIR — I "Вэнити фэр" 1) Еженедельный юмористический журнал, выходивший в 1859-63 в г. Нью-Йорке. В нем, в частности, печатался журналист А. Уорд [Ward, …
VANITY FAIR — I "Вэнити фэр" 1) Еженедельный юмористический журнал, выходивший в 1859-63 в г. Нью-Йорке. В нем, в частности, печатался журналист А. …
VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия; мир праздности и суеты.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
VANITY FAIR — (литературоведение) "Ярмарка тщеславия" (роман У. Теккерея) ярмарка тщеславия, мир праздности и суеты
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VANITY FAIR — Ярмарка тщеславия (книга Теккерея)
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VANITY FAIR — ярмарка тщеславия
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VANITY — vanitá, futilitá; (conceit) afectation
English interlingue dictionary
VANITY — panghambog
English-Visayan vocabulary
VANITY — I. noun (plural -ties) see: wane Date: 13th century something that is vain, empty, or valueless, the quality or fact …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAIR — I Temporary market where buyers and sellers gather to transact business. Fairs are held at regular intervals, generally at the …
Английский словарь Британика
VANITY — I. ˈvanəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vanitat-, vanitas …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAIR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VANITY — (n.) One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5.
Английский словарь Webster
VANITY — (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no …
Английский словарь Webster
VANITY — (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or …
Английский словарь Webster
VANITY — (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.
Английский словарь Webster
VANITY — — vanitied , adj. /van"i tee/ , n. , pl. vanities , adj. n. 1. excessive pride in one's appearance, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAIR — fair 1 — fairness , n. /fair/ , adj., fairer, fairest , adv., fairer, fairest , n. , v. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VANITY — I. ˈva-nə-tē noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English vanite, from Anglo-French vanité, from Latin vanitat-, vanitas quality of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAIR — I. ˈfer adjective Etymology: Middle English fager, fair, from Old English fæger; akin to Old High German fagar beautiful Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VANITY — noun one of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. ·see morality, ·noun, 5. 2. vanity ·noun …
Webster English vocab
FAIR — noun fairness, beauty. 2. fair ·noun good fortune; good luck. 3. fair ·noun a fair woman; a sweetheart. 4. fair …
Webster English vocab
FAIR — [fair] adj [ME fager, fair, fr. OE faeger; akin to OHG fagar beautiful] (bef. 12c) 1: pleasing to the eye …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAIR — temporary market where buyers and sellers gather to transact business. A fair is held at regular intervals, generally at the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAIR
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VANITY — / ˈvænəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] ( disapproving ) too much pride in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR — / feə(r); NAmE fer/ adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( fair·er , fair·est ) ACCEPTABLE / APPROPRIATE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VANITY — van ‧ i ‧ ty /ˈvænəti, ˈvænɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural vanities ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIR — I. fair 1 S1 W2 /feə $ fer/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ fairly ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VANITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 conceit and desire for admiration of one's personal attainments or attractions. 2 a futility or unsubstantiality …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAIR
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VANITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 conceit and desire for admiration of one's personal attainments or attractions. 2 a futility or unsubstantiality …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAIR
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VANITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. conceit and desire for admiration of one's personal attainments or attractions. 2 a futility or unsubstantiality …
Oxford English vocab
FAIR
Oxford English vocab
VANITY — If you refer to someone’s vanity , you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR — ( fairer, fairest, fairs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VANITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES vanity case vanity plate vanity press vanity table COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN case ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VANITY — [noun] [U] [disapproving]You have to have a certain amount of vanity to be a model, don't you?He wants the job …
Cambridge English vocab

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