as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
the vainglory that nations have historically shown after they have achieved military supremacy
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Recent Examples of vainglory
The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
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Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
Cuevas excels at spotlighting vainglory, and there’s plenty to go around here.
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Chris Vognar,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2023
For all his vainglory, Mitchell was onto something in betting on a race as an aeronautical showcase.
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Michael O’Donnell,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2022
The best reason to pursue anarchism, to walk that line between chaos and the man, is that none of us is free from greed or vainglory.
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Alan Jacobs,
Harper’s Magazine ,
9 Nov. 2022
Behind closed doors, people are nervously voicing that the annual grandstanding on stage has shifted too much towards vainglory, rather than progress against staggering challenges.
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Charles Beames,
Forbes,
31 Aug. 2021
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Sep. 2023
Cuevas excels at spotlighting vainglory, and there’s plenty to go around here.
—
Chris Vognar,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2023
For all his vainglory, Mitchell was onto something in betting on a race as an aeronautical showcase.
—
Michael O’Donnell,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2022
The best reason to pursue anarchism, to walk that line between chaos and the man, is that none of us is free from greed or vainglory.
—
Alan Jacobs,
Harper’s Magazine ,
9 Nov. 2022
Behind closed doors, people are nervously voicing that the annual grandstanding on stage has shifted too much towards vainglory, rather than progress against staggering challenges.
—
Charles Beames,
Forbes,
31 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vainglory
Noun
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The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
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Visitors would find artifacts such as the candlestand, where Washington chose humility over ego and began the peaceful transfer of power.
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The Aussie needed to have some amount of ego to achieve that confidence, something Wright didn’t have or realize.
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The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature.
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Schlanger’s pride in his Jewishness forced Goldstein to reflect on her upbringing.
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Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
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In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
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“Vainglory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vainglory. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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