Vanity

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “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.”

3. isim A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.

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

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

6. özel isim A female given name.

   “But alumni and choir volunteer Vanity Brown says when they returned, Ms. Stevenson was told she wouldn't be allowed in the classroom for at least 120 days.”