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vanitas.

emptiness, untruthfulness; futility, foolishness, empty pride;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwaː.nɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvaː.ni.tas]

  1. emptiness, nothingness

    declension-3
    vanitas vanitatum

  2. falsity, falsehood, deception, untruth, untrustworthiness, fickleness

    declension-3

  3. vanity, vainglory

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- Proto-Italic *wānos Latin vānus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin vānitās From vānus + -tās.

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