Synonyms for Vanity
ˈvæn ɪ tivan·i·ty

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1. vanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   pride, egotism, conceit, narcissism

2. vanitynoun

   That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

   Synonyms:
   conceit, pride, egotism, narcissism

3. vanitynoun

   Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.

   Synonyms:
   egotism, pride, conceit, narcissism

4. vanitynoun

   A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors atop. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.

   Synonyms:
   conceit, narcissism, pride, egotism

5. vanitynoun

   Emptiness.

   Synonyms:
   conceit, egotism, pride, narcissism

6. vanitynoun

   Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

   Synonyms:
   conceit, pride, egotism, narcissism

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. vanity

   Egoism is giving the "I" undue supremacy in thought; egotism is giving the "I" undue prominence in speech. Egotism is sometimes used in the sense of egoism, or supreme regard for oneself. Self-assertion is the claim by word, act, or manner of what one believes to be his due; self-conceit is an overestimate of one's own powers or deserts. Conceit is a briefer expression for self-conceit, with always an offensive implication; self-conceit is ridiculous or pitiable; conceit arouses resentment. There is a worthy self-confidence which springs from consciousness of rectitude and of power equal to demands. Self-assertion at times becomes a duty; but self-conceit is always a weakness. Self-consciousness is the keeping of one's thoughts upon oneself, with the constant anxious question of what others will think. Vanity is an overweening admiration of self, craving equal admiration from others; self-consciousness is commonly painful to its possessor, vanity always a source of satisfaction, except as it fails to receive its supposed due. Self-esteem is more solid and better founded than self-conceit; but is ordinarily a weakness, and never has the worthy sense of self-confidence. Compare ASSURANCE; PRIDE.

   Synonyms:
   conceit, egoism, egotism, self-assertion, self-conceit, self-confidence, self-consciousness, self-esteem

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, deference, diffidence, humility, modesty, self-distrust, self-forgetfulness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, unostentatiousness

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1. vanity

   Synonyms:
   emptiness, unsubstantiality, unreality, falsity, conceit, self-sufficiency, ostentation, pride, worthlessness, triviality

   Antonyms:
   substance, solidity, substantiality, reality, truth, modesty, selfdistrust, simplicity, unostentatiousness, humility

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1. amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanitynoun

   feelings of excessive pride

   Synonyms:
   narcism, toilet table, vanity, dressing table, narcissism, conceit, self-love, amour propre, conceitedness, emptiness, dresser

2. vanity, emptinessnoun

   the quality of being valueless or futile

   "he rejected the vanities of the world"

   Synonyms:
   dressing table, vacancy, toilet table, dresser, vacuum, vanity, conceit, self-love, amour propre, conceitedness, emptiness, void

3. conceit, conceitedness, vanitynoun

   the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

   Synonyms:
   dressing table, toilet table, vanity, conceit, self-love, amour propre, conceitedness, emptiness, dresser

4. dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet tablenoun

   low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

   Synonyms:
   dressing table, toilet table, dresser, self-love, chest, actor's assistant, conceit, chest of drawers, amour propre, bureau, emptiness, vanity, conceitedness

Matched Categories

1. • Table
   • Worthlessness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. vanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   emptiness, hollowness, worthlessness, futility, unrealness, unsubstantialness

2. vanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   conceit, conceitedness, egotism, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, petty pride

3. vanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   idle show, vain pursuit

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. vanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   unsubstantialness, unreality, inanity, delusiveness, emptiness, sham, conceit, self-admiration, egotism

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1. List of paraphrases for "vanity":

   courtesy, comity, conceit, politeness, graceful, civility, posturing

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1. List of known nicknames for "Vanity":

   Denise Matthews, Denise Katrina Matthews, Vanity 6, Denise Matthews-Smith, D.D. Winters, Denise Sonic

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1. Louis XIV of France:

   Do not follow the bad example which I have set you; I have often undertaken war too lightly and have sustained it for vanity. Do not imitate me, but be a peaceful prince, and may you apply yourself principally to the alleviation of the burdens of your subjects

2. Francois De La Rochefoucauld:

   Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

3. Perry Brass:

   The same people who believe that all-powerful modern truism that “Image is Everything,” also believe everything they read in Vanity Fair.

4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Expediency asks the question - is it politic? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? But conscience asks the question - is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right.

5. George Eliot, Middlemarch, Ch 8:

   But pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.