vanity fair

van·i·ty fair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [van-i-tee fair]
- /ˈvæn ɪ ti fɛər/
- /ˈvæn.ɪ.ti feə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [van-i-tee fair]
- /ˈvæn ɪ ti fɛər/

Definitions of vanity fair words

noun vanity fair (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) a fair that goes on perpetually in the town of Vanity and symbolizes worldly ostentation and frivolity. 1
noun vanity fair (often lowercase) any place or group, as the world or fashionable society, characterized by or displaying a preoccupation with idle pleasures or ostentation. 1
noun vanity fair (italics) a novel (1847–48) by Thackeray. 1
noun vanity fair the social life of a community, esp of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity 0
noun vanity fair in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, a fair always going on in the town of Vanity, symbolic of worldly folly, frivolity, and show 0

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Parts of speech for Vanity fair

noun

adjective

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preposition

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exclamation

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vanity fair popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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