Arrogance vs. Vanity — What's the Difference?

The quality of being arrogant

Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility.

The state or quality of being arrogant; overbearing pride.

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

The quality of being worthless or futile

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.

A dressing table.

Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit.

Something about which one is vain or conceited

Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility

Something that is vain, futile, or worthless.

See vanity case.

See dressing table.

A bathroom cabinet that encloses a basin and its water lines and drain, usually furnished with shelves and drawers underneath for storage of toiletries.

That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.

A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.

A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

Emptiness. en

(obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.

The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.

An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.

That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment.

Same as dressing table.

A cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a countertop and sometimes drawers.

Feelings of excessive pride

The quality of being valueless or futile;

The trait of being vain and conceited

Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup