Synonyms for vanity
Most common
egotism vainglory conceit self-importance dressing table dresser emptiness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Egotism
egotism, vainglory, conceit, self-importance, self-love, self-conceit, arrogance, pride, amour propre, self-sufficiency, conceitedness
2. Dressing table
dressing table, dresser, toilet table dated
3. Emptiness
emptiness, triviality, worthlessness, hollowness, idleness, futility, inanity, unreality
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- n. 2
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
- n. 3
A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- vanities → egotisms, vainglories, conceits, self-conceits…
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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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- conceit Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.
- egotism Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.
- vainglory His vainglory put the Republic at risk.
- triviality We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
By length
- 5 letters
- pride1
- 6 letters
- levity3
- 7 letters
- dresser2, conceit2, egotism4, inanity
- 8 letters
- futility4, idleness3
- 9 letters
- arrogance3, emptiness3, unreality5, vainglory
- 10 letters
- triviality5, hollowness
- 13 letters
- worthlessness, conceitedness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (levity3 = 3 syllables).