VANITY FAIR Definition & Meaning

Vanity Fair

noun

(in Bunyan'sPilgrim's Progress ) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly ostentation and frivolity.
(often lowercase)��any place or group, as the world or fashionable society, characterized by or displaying a preoccupation with idle pleasures or ostentation.
(italics)��a novel (1847–48) by Thackeray.

Vanity Fair

noun

literary��(often not capitals) the social life of a community, esp of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity

Vanity Fair

(1847–1848) A novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. The leading character is Becky Sharp, an unscrupulous woman who gains wealth and influence by her cleverness.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Vanity Fair¹

from Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress

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The forthcoming sequel will feature two brand new songs, with director Jon M Chu telling Vanity Fair: "They're great additions to this movie. They were necessary in this movie to help tell the story."

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Cristian Farias, a courts reporter for Vanity Fair, told Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick that “to file a habeas petition is basically what ensures that you won’t be sent to a black site or put in a prison without ever getting out.”

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According to this excerpt of the book in Vanity Fair, he actually ended up leading the parade.

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The blockbuster has had some rave reviews, with the Guardian calling it a "wildly entertaining adventure" in a five-star review, and Vanity Fair describing it as "a worthy send-off".

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The queen of all she surveys, she speaks in moony aphorisms, is posing for Vanity Fair and orchestrating a fundraising gala, among minor entertainments.

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vanity case Vanity of vanities; all is vanity

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