Emptiness
Vanity
Vanity noun - The quality of being valueless or futile.
Usage example: he rejected the vanities of the world
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unreality and emptiness
- unreality and vanity
- folly and emptiness
- folly and vanity
- inanity and emptiness
- inanity and vanity
- barrenness and emptiness
- barrenness and vanity
- triviality and emptiness
- triviality and vanity
- idleness and emptiness
- idleness and vanity
- futility and emptiness
- futility and vanity
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Vanitas: It means "emptiness" (and can even be defined by the appropriate kanji), and sounds similar to vanity and Ventus, his rival.
Source: Multiple Reference Pun -
Meaningful Name: "Vanitas" can mean "vanity" (exhibited in the self-serving way he talks about saving the vampires) or "emptiness" (a possible allusion to Noé's statement at the end of chapter 1 that he would kill him with his own two hands).
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Vanessa's name is derived from the Latin word "Vanitas", which means among other things Vanity, Worthlessness, Emptiness, and Nothingness.
Source: Disney / The Little Mermaid
Cite this Source
Vanity and Emptiness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/vanity
Emptiness & Vanity. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/vanity>.
Vanity or Emptiness. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/vanity.
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