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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Vanity \Van"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, F. vanit['e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. [1913 Webster] Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. --Eccl. i. 2. [1913 Webster] Here I may well show the vanity of that which is reported in the story of Walsingham. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The exquisitely sensitive vanity of Garrick was galled. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher. --Eccl. i. 2. [1913 Webster] Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the certainty of things to come. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] [Sin] with vanity had filled the works of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled, That all her vanities at once are dead; Succeeding vanities she still regards. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See {Morality}, n., 5. [1913 Webster] You . . . take vanity the puppet's part. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. same as {dressing table}. [PJC] 6. A cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a countertop and sometimes drawers. [PJC] Syn: Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness; self-sufficiency. See {Egotism}, and {Pride}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dressing table \Dressing table\, n. a table, usually having a vertical back piece containing a mirror, at which a person may sit while dressing or applying makeup, and on which articles for the toilet stand. It often has drawers for toiletries, clothing, or accessories. It is also called a {vanity} or {vanity table}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: vanity n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre}, {conceit}, {self-love}, {vanity}] 2: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world" [syn: {vanity}, {emptiness}] 3: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride [syn: {conceit}, {conceitedness}, {vanity}] [ant: {humbleness}, {humility}] 4: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table}, {dresser}, {vanity}, {toilet table}]