for one's vanity

for one's vanity
ради удовольствия

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  • Vanity (performer) — Vanity Birth name Denise Katrina Matthews Also known as Denise Matthews Smith, D.D. Winters Born January 4, 1959 (1959 01 04) (age 52) Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada …   Wikipedia

  • One Week (song) — One Week Single by Barenaked Ladies from the album Stunt Released September 22, 1998 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous education, 1935-1946 — by Jack Kerouac (1968)    This novel is Jack Kerouac’s final entry in what he called “The Duluoz Legend,” his fictional autobiography. The book is an account of much of the material Kerouac had previously covered in his first novel, The town and… …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …   English dictionary for students

  • vanity — vanitied, adj. /van i tee/, n., pl. vanities, adj. n. 1. excessive pride in one s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity. 2. an… …   Universalium

  • vanity — van•i•ty [[t]ˈvæn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) excessive pride in oneself or one s appearance; character or quality of being vain 2) an instance of this quality or feeling 3) something about which one is vain 4) lack of real value;… …   From formal English to slang

  • Vanity (disambiguation) — Vanity is excessive self regard and overblown pride.Vanity may also refer to:*Vanity (performer), the stage name of singer/actress Denise Matthews *Vanity 6, a former musical group *Vanity (comics), a fictional city in the DC Comics universe… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanity — Van i*ty, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, vanit[ e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vanity Fare — were a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for their million selling song, Hitchin a Ride .cite book first= David last= Roberts year= 2006 title= British Hit Singles Albums edition= 19th publisher= Guinness World Records Limited… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanity Lair — is a reality television program on Channel 4 , which started on the 3rd of February 2008, it is presented by Alexa Chung [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/aug/22/channel4.television Channel 4 launches reality show Vanity Lair | Media |… …   Wikipedia

  • vanity — [van′ə tē] n. pl. vanities [ME vanite < OFr vanité < L vanitas, emptiness, worthlessness < vanus, vain: see WANT] 1. any thing or act that is vain, futile, idle, or worthless 2. the quality or fact of being vain, or worthless; futility 3 …   English World dictionary


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