English-French translations for vanity

• coiffeuse
• suffisance
• table de toilette
• vanité
  Est-ce un désir de sa part de jouer un rôle important ? De la vanité ? Is this a desire on his part to play a leading role; vanity?
  Vous y décelez la vanité de nos pères fondateurs. You choose to see in this the vanity of our founding fathers.
  Cette proposition place le bien-être des animaux au-dessus de la vanité humaine mais jamais au-dessus de la santé publique. This proposal puts animal welfare above human vanity, but never above human health.

Definition of vanity

• 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
• A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture
• Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation

Examples

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

Related words

• vanity table
• vanity case
• vanity rubbish