English-Italian translations for vanity

• inanità
• vanità
  La vanità occidentale è evidente. The vanity of the West is evident.
  Si tratta di smania di protagonismo, di vanità? Is this a desire on his part to play a leading role; vanity?
  Lei in ciò scorge la vanità dei padri fondatori. You choose to see in this the vanity of our founding fathers.

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