vanity

IPA: vˈænʌti

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, achievements, or possessions.
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 on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.
A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
Emptiness.
(obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.
A female given name.

Examples of "vanity" in Sentences

'It gets me into what they call vanity publishing.
So, "Thriller" was just what you call a vanity video.
Thus, the label vanity -- which I did not invent, BTW.
In theology, it is what we call vanity or the sin of pride.
The besetting sin of all women is vanity; _vanity is a woman's consciousness of her power over men. _ "
But the story of how the best of us can undone and destroyed by our vanity is an old and important one.
Vanity of vanity saith the Preacher, all is vanity, where the word vanity indicates that striving is in vain, because death comes to all, and there is no new thing under the sun.