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Vanity

The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.

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Narrower term 5

Egotism 76% connected

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practi…

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Posturing 76% connected

of Posture

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Self-importance 76% connected

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

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Self-love 76% connected

The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage.

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Vainglory 76% connected

Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.

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Broader term 4

Ineptitude 76% connected

The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

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Pride 76% connected

A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.

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Table 76% connected

A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Empty 74% connected

Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, r…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Empty 74% connected

Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, r…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vain 74% connected

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

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Vain 74% connected

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

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Amour propre 92% connected

Self-love; self-esteem.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conceit 92% connected

That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conceitedness 92% connected

The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dresser 92% connected

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Emptiness 92% connected

The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Self-love 92% connected

The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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