vanity
noun
[ ˈvanɪti ]
• excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
• "it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him"
Similar:
conceit,
conceitedness,
self-conceit,
narcissism,
self-love,
self-admiration,
self-regard,
self-absorption,
self-obsession,
self-centredness,
egotism,
egoism,
egocentrism,
egomania,
pride,
haughtiness,
arrogance,
boastfulness,
swagger,
imperiousness,
cockiness,
pretension,
affectation,
airs,
show,
ostentation,
vainglory,
braggadocio,
• the quality of being worthless or futile.
• "the vanity of human wishes"
• a dressing table.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’ (see vain).
