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an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others
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Recent Examples of vanity
Porter Bathroom’s Carter double vanity unit is joined by Vendome single sconce wall lights from Visual Comfort.
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Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
Flip it sideways and use it as a vanity mirror in your bedroom.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
This also leads to the bathroom, which contains a vanity sink, a bathtub and shower, and a flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, a king-size primary bedroom is decked out with a roomy walk-in dressing room and an ensuite bath, the latter with a marble vanity, a soaking tub, and a dual walk-in rainfall shower.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
Flip it sideways and use it as a vanity mirror in your bedroom.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
This also leads to the bathroom, which contains a vanity sink, a bathtub and shower, and a flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, a king-size primary bedroom is decked out with a roomy walk-in dressing room and an ensuite bath, the latter with a marble vanity, a soaking tub, and a dual walk-in rainfall shower.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanity
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage.Touré, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remind your child that your pride and acceptance are unconditional and that the team is behind them no matter what.Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Vanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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