vanity — ONAD

vanity /ˈvanədē, ˈvænədi

▸ noun

(plural 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 North American a dressing table.

▪ US 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).