Roget's Thesaurus

#880. Vanity

Nouns

vanity; conceit, conceitedness; self-conceit, self-complacency, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, self-love, self-approbation, self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation, self-gratulation, self-applause, self-admiration; amour propre [Fr.]; selfishness etc. 943. airs, affected manner, pretensions, mannerism; egotism; priggism, priggishness; coxcombry, gaudery, vainglory, elation; pride etc. 878; ostentation etc. 882; assurance etc. 885. vox et praeterea nihil [Lat.]; cheval de bataille [Fr.]. coxcomb etc. 854; Sir Oracle etc. 887.

Verbs

be vain etc. adj., be vain of; pique oneself etc. (pride) 878; lay the flattering unction to one's soul. have too high an opinion of oneself, have an overweening opinion of oneself, have too high an opinion of one's talents; blind oneself as to one's own merit; not think small beer of oneself, not think vin ordinaire of oneself [Fr.]; put oneself forward; fish for compliments; give oneself airs etc. (assume) 885; boast etc. 884. render vain etc. adj.; inspire with vanity etc. n.; inflate, puff up, turn up, turn one's head.

Adjectives

vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious etc. 882; puffed up, inflated, flushed. self-satisfied, self-confident, self-sufficient, self-flattering, self-admiring, self-applauding, self-glorious, self-opinionated; entente etc. (wrongheaded) 481; wise in one's own conceit, pragmatical, overwise, pretentious, priggish; egotistic, egotistical; soi-disant etc. (boastful) 884 [Fr.]; arrogant etc. 885. unabashed, unblushing; unconstrained, unceremonious; free and easy.

Adverbs

vainly etc. adj..

Phrases

how we apples swim! [Swift]; prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk [Cymbeline].