vanidad

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish vanidad (“vanity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baniˈdad/, [ba.niˈd̪ad̪]
• Hyphenation: va‧ni‧dad

Noun

vanidad

1. vanity

Spanish

Etymology

From vano +‎ -idad, or from Latin vānitātem, in this form probably borrowed. See also the older form vanedad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baniˈdad/ [ba.niˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: va‧ni‧dad

Noun

vanidad f (plural vanidades)

1. vanity
2. pomp

   Synonym: pompa

3. nonsense

   Synonym: tontería

Related terms

• vano

Further reading

• “vanidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025