# vanitas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvæn.ɪˌtɑs/

## Definitions
1. A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.

## Etymology
From Latin vanitas. Doublet of vanity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vanitas