Hubris vs Vanity - What's the difference?
hubris | vanity |
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
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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
As nouns the difference between hubris and vanity
is that hubris is excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods) while vanity is that which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.hubris
English
(wikipedia hubris)Noun
See also
* sophrosyneExternal links
*vanity
English
(wikipedia vanity)Noun
(vanities)- To help the matter, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology.