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vānitās
2 English words descend from Latin
vānitās
, most common first.
vanity
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
vanitas
A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.