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vanity
noun
(
vanit, ies
)
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
1611
"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 , for there is no more rememberence of the wise than the fool forever:"
Ecclesiastes 2:15-16.
A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. It normally is a low table similar to a desk with drawers and one or more mirrors atop. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.
Emptiness.
Translations:
Dutch: ijdelheid
French: vanité
German: Eitelkeit
(
trans-mid
)
Italian: vanití
Spanish: vanidad
(
trans-bottom
) (
trans-top, dressing table
)
(
trans-mid
)
(
trans-bottom
) (
trans-top, emptiness
)
(
trans-mid
)
(
trans-bottom
)
Etymology:
vannus
: emptiness or a void -
vanitas
: vanity through
vanité
to Middle English.
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