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Choose the word that is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in capitals.

VANITY

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Vanity means excessive pride in oneself. Its opposite must mean a modest, humble view of oneself.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Pride
  • Humility
  • Conceit
  • Ostentation
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Picture VANITY as someone standing in front of a mirror, endlessly admiring their own reflection and believing they are better than everyone else. The opposite word should describe someone who steps away from that mirror and thinks of themselves as no more important than anyone else.

  1. Pride: This person is also standing at the mirror, feeling satisfied with what they see, so this word stays on the same side as vanity.
  2. Humility: This person has turned away from the mirror completely and does not rate themselves above others at all. This is a full reversal of standing at the mirror admiring oneself.
  3. Conceit: This word describes someone even more fixed on their own reflection, believing themselves superior, which matches vanity rather than reversing it.
  4. Ostentation: This person has stepped away from the mirror but is now showing off their possessions or achievements to others, which is still a form of self display, not modesty.

Only humility describes someone who has genuinely turned away from self admiration, making it the true reverse of standing endlessly at the mirror.

Let's summarize:

  • Vanity is like standing at a mirror admiring oneself above others.
  • Pride and Conceit keep that person at the mirror, and Ostentation just moves the display outward.
  • Humility is the person who steps away and thinks no more of themselves than of others, the correct opposite.

So the correct opposite of vanity is option (2), Humility.

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