Monday, February 23, 2009

kitty's vanity

van⋅i⋅ty [van-i-tee]

noun, plural -ties, adjective
–noun
1. excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity.
2. an instance or display of this quality or feeling.
3. something about which one is vain.
4. lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness: the vanity of a selfish life.
5. something worthless, trivial, or pointless.
6. vanity case.
7. dressing table.
8. a wide, counterlike shelf containing a wash basin, as in the bathroom of a hotel or residence, often equipped with shelves, drawers, etc., underneath.
9. a cabinet built below or around a bathroom sink, primarily to hide exposed pipes.
10. compact 1 (def. 13).
–adjective
11. produced as a showcase for one's own talents, esp. as a writer, actor, singer, or composer: a vanity production.
12. of, pertaining to, or issued by a vanity press: a spate of vanity books.

Origin:
1200–50; ME vanite < class="ital-inline">vānitās, equiv. to vān- (see vain ) + -itās- -ity

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Here comes the vain elements from every aspect in life...

kit

2 comments:

  1. girl ... when are you planning to get your blog on the way??/ hhhaaaa ... seriously! i need a blog pal!!! it's lonely in the blogsphere on my own, lol!

    the winter looks will come up soon ... promise! can't wait to see you on friday, xx

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  2. btw: i like the "worthless, trivial, pointless" part of vanity - now it's okey to be in vain, lol?? since it's soooo trivial, why not indulge a bit (or a lot) on our own???

    xx

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