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Inanity vs Vanity - What's the difference?

inanity | vanity |

As nouns the difference between inanity and vanity

is that inanity is the property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness while vanity is that which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

inanity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
  • Something that is inane.
  • Working in any bureaucracy means being bedeviled by inanities daily.

    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