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  • 11vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …

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  • 12vanity — van|i|ty [ˈvænıti] n plural vanities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vanité, from Latin vanitas, from vanus; VAIN] 1.) [U] too much ↑pride in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance ▪ Sabrina had none… …

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  • 13table — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. board, slab; desk, counter; food, diet, fare, cuisine, menu; index, compendium, catalog, chart, tabulation, list, schedule; tableland, plateau, mesa. See horizontal. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A piece of… …

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  • 14vanity unit — /ˈvænəti junət/ (say vanuhtee yoohnuht) noun an item of bathroom furniture consisting of a cabinet with a bench top and an inset basin. Also, vanity, vanity table …

  • 15vanity — van|i|ty [ vænəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance 2. ) FORMAL complete lack of importance or value 3. ) AMERICAN a VANITY TABLE …

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  • 16Vanity (disambiguation) — Vanity is excessive self regard and overblown pride.Vanity may also refer to:*Vanity (performer), the stage name of singer/actress Denise Matthews *Vanity 6, a former musical group *Vanity (comics), a fictional city in the DC Comics universe… …

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  • 17Vanity — Van i*ty, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, 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.… …

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  • 18vanity unit — noun A unit consisting of a washbasin built into a dressing table • • • Main Entry: ↑vanity * * * vanity unit UK US noun [countable] [singular vanity unit plural …

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  • 19vanity — [van′ə tē] n. pl. vanities [ME vanite < OFr vanité < L vanitas, emptiness, worthlessness < vanus, vain: see WANT] 1. any thing or act that is vain, futile, idle, or worthless 2. the quality or fact of being vain, or worthless; futility 3 …

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  • 20Vanity — In conventional parlance, vanity is the excessive belief in one s own abilities or attractiveness to others. In many religions vanity is considered a form of self idolatry, in which one rejects God for the sake of one s own image, and thereby… …

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