Definition for Vanity:

• 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.

Synonyms for Vanity:

• n.

  •
  • counter,
  • futility,
  • idleness,
  • dining table,
  • card table,
  • countertop,
  • dinette,
  • bench,
  • breakfast bar,
  • coffee table,
  • dinette set,
  • dinner table.
  •
  • compact.
  •
  • thrive,
  • used.
  •amour propre (noun)
  • good opinion oneself.
  •arrogance (noun)
  • high handedness,
  • imperiousnesses,
  • high-handednesses,
  • highhandednesses,
  • conceitednesses,
  • disdainfulnesses,
  • overbearances,
  • scornfulnesses,
  • smugnesses,
  • contemptuousnesses,
  • high handednesses.
  •attribute (noun)
  • emptiness,
  • vanity.
  •boast (noun)
  • bombast,
  • self-approbation,
  • boast,
  • self-praise,
  • braggadocio.
  •conceit (noun)
  • self admiration,
  • self-conceits,
  • self conceits,
  • self exaltation,
  • stuffinesses,
  • self-admirations,
  • selfexaltation,
  • complacences,
  • self conceit,
  • selfadmiration,
  • self-exaltations,
  • amourpropre,
  • selfadmirations,
  • selfregard,
  • snottinesses,
  • self exaltations,
  • self admirations,
  • selfconceits,
  • self regard,
  • selfexaltations,
  • outrecuidances.
  •conceit, egotism (noun)
  • ostentation,
  • show,
  • self-love,
  • vainglory,
  • airs,
  • showing off,
  • affectation,
  • big-headedness.
  •display (noun)
  • ostentatiousnesses,
  • re-velations,
  • re velations,
  • bravure,
  • ex-positions,
  • re-velation,
  • grandstand plays,
  • frame ups,
  • ex-position,
  • un folding,
  • frameups,
  • ex-ample,
  • un-folding,
  • frameup,
  • bravuras,
  • dis-plays,
  • ex ample,
  • dis plays,
  • arrayals,
  • dis play,
  • re velation,
  • dis-play.
  •dresser (noun)
  • dresser.
  •dressing table (noun)
  • toilet table.
  •egoism/egotism (noun)
  • over confidence,
  • braggings,
  • selfpossession,
  • over confidences,
  • self worship,
  • swellheadednesses,
  • self-worships,
  • vauntings,
  • selfworship,
  • selfconfidence,
  • self-interests,
  • preoccupation with selves,
  • self possession,
  • self interests,
  • selfinterest,
  • selfinterests,
  • self worships,
  • self confidence,
  • over-confidences,
  • megalomanias,
  • selfworships,
  • self interest,
  • boastfulnesses.
  •ego trip (noun)
  • self-aggrandizement.
  •fruitlessness (noun)
  • un productiveness,
  • in effectuality,
  • in-effectualities,
  • un-productiveness,
  • in effectivenesses,
  • in effectiveness,
  • unproductivenesses,
  • in effectualities,
  • ineffectualities,
  • un-productivenesses,
  • un productivenesses,
  • in-effectivenesses,
  • in-effectuality,
  • in-effectiveness.
  •hauteur (noun)
  • snobbishnesses.
  •hubris (noun)
  • cockinesses.
  •ostentation (noun)
  • formality,
  • grandiloquence,
  • sensationalism,
  • shamelessness,
  • gaudiness,
  • flourish,
  • flashiness,
  • splashiness,
  • dash,
  • parade,
  • bravado,
  • blatancy,
  • ornateness,
  • garishness,
  • flamboyance,
  • grandiosity,
  • histrionics,
  • swaggar,
  • opulence,
  • Flagrancy,
  • affectedness,
  • rakishness,
  • pageantry,
  • snazziness,
  • showiness,
  • pomposity,
  • pomp and circumstance,
  • jauntiness,
  • dramatics,
  • showmanship,
  • pomp,
  • splendor,
  • fuss,
  • exhibitionism.
  •pretension (noun)
  • hypocrisy,
  • phonies.
  •pretentiousness (noun)
  • pompousness,
  • vaingloriousness.
  •pride (noun)
  • confidence,
  • haughtiness,
  • grandness,
  • huffiness,
  • condescension,
  • high-and-mightiness,
  • assurance,
  • self-glory.
  •self-absorption (noun)
  • self absorption,
  • selfabsorption.
  •self-centeredness (noun)
  • self centeredness,
  • selfcenteredness.
  •self-esteem (noun)
  • self-respect.
  •self-importance (noun)
  • egotism,
  • pretentiousness.
  •self-involvement (noun)
  • self involvement,
  • selfinvolvement.
  •self-respect/self-esteem (noun)
  • self contents,
  • selfassurance,
  • self-contents,
  • self-respects,
  • faith oneself,
  • self content,
  • selfcontent,
  • selfcontents,
  • selfsatisfaction,
  • self assurance,
  • self satisfaction.
  •selfishness (noun)
  • selfishness,
  • self-occupation,
  • greediness.
  •unavailingness (noun)
  • meaninglessnesses,
  • bootlessnesses,
  • frivolousnesses,
  • pointlessnesses.
  •unimportance (noun)
  • triviality,
  • vanishing point,
  • insignificance.
  •vainglory (noun)
  • Strutting.
  •vanity (noun)
  • egocentricity,
  • superficiality,
  • bragging,
  • self-flattery.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • snobbery,
  • vanity case,
  • chauvinism,
  • Foppery,
  • superiority.
  •
  • ego.

Paraphrases for Vanity:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    conceit.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    courtesy.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    civility, ego, Courteousness, courtesy.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    politeness, pride.

Antonyms for Vanity:

• n.

  • attribute
    humility.
  • conceit, egotism
    modesty, truth, hiding.
  • Other antonyms:
    bashfulness, self-disgust, demureness, passiveness, passivity, altruism, diffidence, unostentatiousness, timidness, self-distrust, unobtrusiveness, shyness, humbleness, deference, timidity, unselfishness, self-doubt.

Vanity Sentence Examples:

• Eh, well, perhaps after all 'twas only my vanity was pleased.

• He had touched, half bitterly, the right chord - the Apache leader's intense vanity about his fame.

Hypernym for Vanity:

• n.

  • attribute
    narcism, egotism, self-love, posturing, boastfulness, swelled head, vainglory, self-importance, narcissism.

Hyponym for Vanity:

• n.

  • attribute
    trait, worthlessness, ineptitude.