Vanity meaning: 1

VANITY meaning : 1 : the quality of people who have too much pride in their own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. the quality of being vain; 2 : something (such as a belief or a way of behaving) which shows that you have too much pride in yourself, your social status, etc. usually plural Vanity is excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments, or something that is worthless or futile. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of vanity and its related words, such as conceit, arrogance, and vainglory. The meaning of VANITY is inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance : conceit. How to use vanity in a sentence. Vanity vs. Pride. Vanity is the quality of being vain, or having a ridiculous amount of pride. If you have excessive vanity in your appearance, you probably spend long hours sitting at your vanity table doing your makeup or plucking your nose hairs.