vanitas

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • emptiness, nothingness
  • falsity, falsehood, deception, untruth, untrustworthiness, fickleness
  • vanity, vainglory

Etymology

Affix from Latin vānus (empty, boastful, vain).

Origin

Latin

vānus

Gloss

empty, boastful, vain

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