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['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.* * *['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vanità2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) vanità* * *vanity /ˈvænətɪ/n.1 [uc] vanità; vanagloria: His admiration flattered her vanity, la sua ammirazione lusingava la sua vanità2 vanità; futilità: the vanity of glory, la vanità della gloria; All is vanity, tutto è vanità; the vanities of this world, le vanità di questo mondo● vanity bag (o vanity case), borsetta da donna per il trucco; beauty case □ (autom.) vanity mirror, specchietto di cortesia □ (autom. USA) vanity plate, targa personalizzata ( a pagamento, per avere lettere e numeri di proprio gradimento) □ ( editoria) vanity press, editoria a pagamento □ ( editoria) vanity publisher, casa editrice che pubblica opere dietro pagamento da parte dell'autore □ vanity set, (tavolino da) toilette con sgabello □ (fam. USA) vanity surgery, chirurgia estetica □ vanity top, piano ( in marmo, ecc.) di toilette; (edil.) lavandino incassato □ vanity unit, mobiletto ( di formica, ecc.) con lavandino incorporato.* * *['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.
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vanity press — ☆ vanity press or vanity publisher n. a press or publishing house that publishes books only at the author s own expense … English World dictionary
vanity press — vanity .press also vanity .publisher n [C usually singular] a company that writers pay to print their books … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vanity press — A vanity press or vanity publisher is a publishing house that publishes books at the author s expense [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20press vanity press Definition from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary ] ] Johnathon… … Wikipedia
vanity press — noun or vanity publisher : a press that publishes books at the author s expense compare author s edition * * * a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs. Also called vanity publisher … Useful english dictionary
vanity press — noun Date: 1950 a publishing house that publishes books at the author s expense called also vanity publisher … New Collegiate Dictionary
vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs. Also called vanity publisher. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
vanity press — also vanity pub.lish.er noun (countable usually singular) a company that writers pay to print their books … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vanity press — van′ity press n. pri lit. a printing house that publishes books for which the authors pay the costs. Also called van′ity pub lisher • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
vanity press — noun A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author … Wiktionary
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 publishing — vanity ,publishing or vanity ,press noun uncount the process by which a writer pays a publisher to publish his or her book … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
