vanity — excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvænəti/
Korean meaning: 허영심, 자만심
Korean pronunciation: **배**니티
Example Sentences
- His vanity was so extreme that he installed mirrors on his car's ceiling.
- She bought the expensive dress out of pure vanity, not necessity.
- The CEO's vanity license plate read 'RICH1' which made employees cringe.
vanity
NOUN//ˈvænəti//
excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
A woman displays her vanity by obsessively admiring herself in mirrors
Vanity steals sanity and distances humanity.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'vanitas' meaning emptiness or worthlessness, derived from 'vanus' meaning empty or futile. The word entered English through Old French 'vanité' during the Middle English period.
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📝Examples
“His vanity was so extreme that he installed mirrors on his car's ceiling.”
“She bought the expensive dress out of pure vanity, not necessity.”
“The CEO's vanity license plate read 'RICH1' which made employees cringe.”
“All his efforts to impress others were mere vanity in the end.”
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