English-Thai Dictionary

vanity

N ความ หยิ่งยะโส  ความ โอหัง  arrogance conceit pride humility modesty kwam-ying-ya-so

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VANITY

n.[L. vanitas, from vanus, vain. ] 1. Emptiness; want of substance to satisfy desire; uncertainty; inanity.
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1:2.
2. Fruitless desire or endeavor.
Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the certainty of things to come.
3. Trifling labor that produces no good.
4. Emptiness; untruth
Here I may well show the vanity of what is reported in the story of Walsingham.
5. Empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment.
Sin with vanity had fill'd the works of men.
Think not when woman's transient breath is fled, that all her vanities at once are dead; succeeding vanities she still regards.
6. Ostentation; arrogance.
7. Inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride, inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations. Fops cannot be cured of their vanity.
Vanity is the food of fools.
No man sympathizes with the sorrows of vanity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VANITY

Van "i *ty, n.; pl. Vanities. Etym: [OE. vanite, vanité, L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See Vain. ]

 

1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Eccl. i. 2.Here I may well show the vanity of that which is reported in the story of Walsingham. Sir J. Davies.

 

2. An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit. The exquisitely sensitive vanity of Garrick was galled. Macaulay.

 

3. That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher. Eccl. i. 2. Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the certainty of things to come. Sir P. Sidney. [Sin ] with vanity had filled the works of men. Milton. Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled, That all her vanities at once are dead; Succeeding vanities she still regards. Pope.

 

4. One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5. You. .. take vanity the puppet's part. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness; self-sufficiency. See Egotism, and Pride.

 

VANITY BOX

VANITY BOX Van "i *ty box.

 

Defn: A small box, usually jeweled or of precious metal and worn on a chain, containing a mirror, powder puff, and other small toilet articles for a woman.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vanity

van i ty |ˈvanətē ˈvænədi | ▶noun ( pl. vanities ) 1 excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements: it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him | the personal vanities and ambitions of politicians. • [ as modifier ] denoting a person or company that publishes works at the author's expense: a vanity press. 2 the quality of being worthless or futile: the vanity of human wishes. 3 a dressing table. • a bathroom unit consisting of a washbasin typically set into a counter with a cabinet beneath. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty ’ (see vain ).

 

vanity case

van i ty case |ˈvænədi keɪs | ▶noun a small case fitted with a mirror and compartments for makeup.

 

Vanity Fair

Van i ty Fair |vænətiˈfeə (r )| ▶noun the world regarded as a place of frivolity and idle amusement (originally with reference to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress ).

 

vanity mirror

van i ty mir ror ▶noun a small mirror used for applying makeup, esp. one fitted in a visor of a motor vehicle.

 

vanity plate

van i ty plate ▶noun a vehicle license plate bearing a distinctive or personalized combination of letters, numbers, or both.

 

vanity sizing

van i ty siz ing ▶noun the practice of assigning smaller sizes to articles of manufactured clothing than is really the case, in order to encourage sales.

 

vanity table

van i ty ta ble ▶noun a dressing table.

 

vanity unit

van ¦ity unit ▶noun a unit consisting of a washbasin set into a flat top with cupboards beneath.

 

Oxford Dictionary

vanity

van ¦ity |ˈvanɪti | ▶noun ( pl. vanities ) 1 [ mass noun ] excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements: it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him | [ count noun ] : the vanities and ambitions of politicians. • [ as modifier ] denoting a person or company publishing works at the author's expense: a vanity press. 2 [ mass noun ] the quality of being worthless or futile: the vanity of human wishes. 3 N. Amer. a dressing table. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty ’ (see vain ).

 

vanity case

van ¦ity case ▶noun a small case fitted with a mirror and compartments for make-up.

 

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair |vanətiˈfɛə (r )| the world regarded as a place of frivolity and idle amusement (originally with reference to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress ).

 

vanity mirror

van ¦ity mir ¦ror ▶noun a small mirror used for applying make-up, especially one fitted in a motor vehicle.

 

vanity plate

van ¦ity plate ▶noun N. Amer. a vehicle licence plate bearing a distinctive or personalized combination of letters, numbers, or both.

 

vanity sizing

van ¦ity siz ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of assigning smaller sizes to articles of manufactured clothing than is really the case, in order to encourage sales.

 

vanity table

van ¦ity table ▶noun a dressing table.

 

vanity unit

van ¦ity unit ▶noun a unit consisting of a washbasin set into a flat top with cupboards beneath.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vanity

vanity noun 1 she had none of the vanity often associated with beautiful women: conceit, narcissism, self-love, self-admiration, self-absorption, self-regard, egotism; pride, arrogance, boastfulness, cockiness, swagger, rodomontade; informal big-headedness; literary vainglory. ANTONYMS modesty. 2 the vanity of all desires of the will: futility, uselessness, pointlessness, worthlessness, fruitlessness. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See pride . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vanity

vanity noun 1 she had none of the vanity so often associated with beautiful women: 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; literary vainglory, braggadocio. ANTONYMS modesty. 2 the vanity of all desires of the will: futility, uselessness, pointlessness, worthlessness, purposelessness, idleness, fruitlessness, profitlessness.

 

Spanish Dictionary

vanity

vanity nombre femenino Cuba, Pan, PRico Vanidades .SINÓNIMO polvera .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vanity

van i ty /vǽnəti /→vain 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 ｟非難して ｠U (外見 能力 業績についての )うぬぼれ (conceit ); (外見を気にする )虚栄心 (→pride ); C 〖通例 -ties 〗うぬぼれた態度 [行為 ]▸ His words came from vanity .彼の発言はうぬぼれから出たものだった .2 U ｟文 ｠むなしさ, 空虚 (emptiness ); 無価値 ; C 〖通例 -ties 〗空虚なもの, 無価値なもの ▸ the vanity of human wishes 人間の望みのむなしさ .3 C (女性の )携帯用化粧バッグ (vanity case [bag ]).4 C ｟米 ｠化粧台 (vanity table , ｟英 ｠dressing table ).V -̀ F á ir 〖しばしばv - f- 〗虚栄と軽薄さに満ちた浮世 〘Bunyan作 Pilgrim's Progress の中の市場の名より 〙.～́ m ì rror (自動車内の )化粧用小鏡 .～́ pl à te ｟米 ｠ヴァニティプレート 〘使用者の愛称などを入れた飾りナンバープレート 〙.～́ pr è ss [p ù blisher ]自費出版の専門業者 .～́ ù nit (下に戸棚の付いた )洗面ユニット .