vanity

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vanity/ˈvanəti/

▶noun (pl. vanities)

• 1 excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

  ■ [as modifier] denoting a company publishing works at the author's expense.

• 2 the quality of being worthless or futile.

• 3 N. Amer. a dressing table.

– origin ME: from OFr. vanite, from L. vanitas, from vanus (see vain).