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Avarice vs Vanity - What's the difference?

avarice | vanity |

As nouns the difference between avarice and vanity

is that avarice is excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity while vanity is that which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

avarice

English

Noun

(-)
  • Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
  • Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
  • Synonyms

    * avariciousness * See also

    Anagrams

    * ----

    vanity

    English

    (wikipedia vanity)

    Noun

    (vanities)
  • That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
  • *
  • Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.
  • 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 atop. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.
  • Emptiness.
  • (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.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • To help the matter, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology.

    Synonyms

    * conceit * egotism * narcissism * pride * See also

    Derived terms

    * vanity case