different between vanity vs vainglory

English

Etymology

va(i)n +? -ity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin v?nitas, from v?nus, whence English vain. Doublet of vanitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?væ.n?.ti/

Noun

vanity (countable and uncountable, plural vanities)

1. That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
2. Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.
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.
4. A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
5. Emptiness. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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.

Synonyms

• conceit
• egotism
• narcissism
• pride
• See also Thesaurus:arrogance

Derived terms

• vanity case
• vanity item

Related terms

• vain

Translations

Further reading

• vanity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vanity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin v?na gl?ria, from Latin v?na (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + gl?ria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English ?del wuldor (“vain glory”) and ?del?ielp (“vainglory”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vain?glo?ry

Noun

vainglory (countable and uncountable, plural vainglories)

1. Excessive vanity.
2. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.

3. Vain, ostentatious display.
4. A regarding of oneself with undue favor.

Derived terms

• vaingloriness
• vainglorious

Translations

Verb

vainglory (third-person singular simple present vainglories, present participle vainglorying, simple past and past participle vaingloried)

1. (intransitive) To boast; to act in a vain manner.