vanity
Roget category 880
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.5. Extrinsic affections
#880.
Vanity
noun
vanity —
conceit,
conceitedness —
self-conceit,
self-complacency,
self-confidence,
self-sufficiency,
self-esteem,
self-love,
self-approbation,
self-praise,
self-glorification,
self-laudation,
self-gratulation†,
self-applause,
self-admiration —
amour propre [Fr.] —
selfishness
etc.
943.
airs,
affected manner,
pretensions,
mannerism —
egotism —
priggism†,
priggishness —
coxcombry,
gaudery†,
vainglory,
elation —
pride
etc.
878 —
ostentation
etc.
882 —
assurance
etc.
885.
vox et praeterea nihil [Lat.] —
cheval de bataille [Fr.].
coxcomb
etc.
854 —
Sir Oracle
etc.
887.
verb
be vain
etc.
adj.,
be vain of —
pique oneself
etc.
(pride)
878 —
lay the flattering unction to one's soul.
have too high an opinion of oneself,
have an overweening opinion of oneself,
have too high an opinion of one's talents —
blind oneself as to one's own merit —
not think small beer of oneself,
not think vin ordinaire of oneself [Fr.] —
put oneself forward —
fish for compliments —
give oneself airs
etc.
(assume)
885 —
boast
etc.
884.
render vain
etc.
adj. —
inspire with vanity
etc.
n. —
inflate,
puff up,
turn up,
turn one's head.
adjective
vain,
vain as a peacock,
proud as a peacock —
conceited,
overweening,
pert,
forward —
vainglorious,
high-flown —
ostentatious
etc.
882 —
puffed up,
inflated,
flushed.
self-satisfied,
self-confident,
self-sufficient,
self-flattering,
self-admiring,
self-applauding,
self-glorious,
self-opinionated —
entente
etc.
(wrongheaded)
481 —
wise in one's own conceit,
pragmatical†,
overwise†,
pretentious,
priggish —
egotistic,
egotistical —
soi-disant
etc.
(boastful)
884 [Fr.] —
arrogant
etc.
885.
unabashed,
unblushing —
unconstrained,
unceremonious —
free and easy.
adverb
vainly
etc.
adj..
phrase
how we apples swim! "
[Swift];
prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk"
[Cymbeline].
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