vanité

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French vanité, from Old French, borrowed from Latin vānitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.ni.te/
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Noun

vanité f (plural vanités)

  1. futility, pointlessness
  2. vanity (excessive pride)
  3. vanitas

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin vānitas, vānitātem.

Noun

vanité f (uncountable)

  1. vanity (excessive pride)

Descendants

  • French: vanité