English Dictionary

vanity

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvænɪti/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. / Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.

日本語の意味

虚栄心（自分自身の容姿・能力等に対する過度な誇示や自惚れ） / うぬぼれ（自己陶酔的な高慢さ） / 無価値なもの（役に立たない、または価値が認められないもの）

After years of chasing praise and fleeting trends, he finally saw the vanity of his ambitions and felt a deep emptiness.

何年も称賛やはかない流行を追い求めた後、彼は自分の野心の無意味さに気づき、深い虚しさを感じた。

意味（1）

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

Then I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me and why then was I more wise? Then I said in my heart that this is also vanity. / For there is no more remembrance of the wise than the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

意味（2）

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.

To make a man in love with you gives an instant hold on his vanity; and with that, you can do any thing. Vanity is the real lever with which Archimedes said he could move the earth; so, try what you can effect with Sir Robert.

意味（3）

A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.

She was sitting in front of her vanity, brushing out her hair.

意味（4）

A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

意味（5）

Emptiness.

意味（6）

(obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

It is a vanity to say that if two stones are dropped from a tower, the heavier will experience the greater acceleration.

vanities （ plural ）