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1. Vanity
   HMS Vanity was a British V Class destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; one 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft gun; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings added during modifications carried out i...
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2. vanity
   [n] - the quality of being valueless or futile
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3. vanity
   a form of bias encountered in surveys of human populations which can be introduced into the results through distorted responses by the individuals being questioned.The person questioned fails to give an accurate reply but makes instead an assertion more pleasing to his personal vanity Category: S...
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4. Vanity
   Van'i·ty noun ; plural Vanities . [ Middle English vanite , vanité , Latin vanitas , from vanus empty, vain. See Vain .] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy de...
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5. vanity
   Origin: OE. Vanite, vanite, L. Vanitas, fr. Vanus empty, vain. See Vain. ... 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. 'Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.' (Eccl. I. 2) 'Here ...
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6. vanity
   noun the quality of being valueless or futile; `he rejected the vanities of the world`
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7. Vanity
   • (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. • (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one`s personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desi...
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8. vanity
   vanity 1. Excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: 'The failure of being elected was a great blow to his vanity.' 2. A lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness: 'She persisted with the vanity of a selfish life.' ...
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9. VANITY
   A bathroom storage cabinet beneath the counter.
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10. vanity
    
    • feelings of excessive pride
    • the quality of being valueless or futile
    • the trait of being vain and conceited
    • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
    
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11. Vanity
    In conventional parlance, `vanity` is the excessive belief in one`s own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility. The related term `vainglory` is now often seen as an archaic synonym for vanity<...
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12. Vanity
    (performer) `Denise Katrina Matthews` (born January 4, 1959), better known as `Vanity`, but sometimes credited as `Denise Matthews-Smith` or `D.D. Winters`, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s. She was the lead singer...
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13. Vanity
    (album) | Upper caption = Alternative cover | Type = studio | Cover = VanityAlbum1.jpg | Lower caption = 2005 reissue cover --> --> `Vanity` is the third full length studio album to be released by metalcore band Eighteen Visions. It was their first album to feature a music video, whic...
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14. Vanity
    (song) "`Vanity`" is a popular song. The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was recorded by Don Cherry, who had recorded the hit version, for...
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15. Vanity
    (clothing) `Vanity Shops of Grand Forks`, also known as `Vanity`, is a mall-based chain of clothing stores that sells young women’s apparel and accessories. The fashion retailer’s clothing items range in size from zero to 17 with pants inseam lengths of up to . History: Emery an...
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