vanité
French → English
(character) Conceit: the desire to be admired by others; empty pride or fatuity
Sa vanité est gonflée par les compliments de sa petite cour.
(English) His conceit is inflated by the compliments of his small entourage.
Il y a une différence entre l’orgueil et la vanité superficielle.
(English) There is a difference between pride and superficial vanity.
(philosophy) Futility: the character of being vain, useless, or having no substance
Il s’aperçut enfin de la vanité de ses efforts pour changer l'Église.
(English) He finally realized the futility of his efforts to change the Church.
Deux ans de silence lui ont appris le poids des mots et leur vanité.
(English) Two years of silence taught him the weight of words and their emptiness.
(society) Frivolity: mundane trifles or worldly displays intended to impress others
Ce salon est le rendez-vous des vanités élégantes et des rivalités.
(English) This lounge is the meeting place for elegant frivolities and rivalries.
Elle voulait éclabousser la ville entière de ses petites vanités.
(English) She wanted to splash her small worldly vanities across the entire city.
Entry ID: fr:en:vanité · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary