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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: vague word #28932 05/11/2001 4:30 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 The poet used to warn of the vanity of mental ambition." One meaning of vanity that would seem to make sense in this context is "futility, pointlessness." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted vague word apobene 05/11/2001 3:56 AM Re: vague word Max Quordlepleen 05/11/2001 4:30 AM Re: vague word wsieber 05/11/2001 8:20 AM stuck on vanity inselpeter 05/11/2001 12:54 PM Re: Vanity wow 05/11/2001 3:46 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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