Vanity

Vanity is a excessive view in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not cause such ] the Latin term from which it derives, gloria, roughly means boasting, & was often used as a negative criticism.

Religion as well as philosophy

In many religions, vanity, in its innovative sense, is considered a earn of self-Baha'u'llah uses the term 'vain imaginings'.

Philosophically, vanity may be a broader form of egotism and pride. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that "vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality." One of Mason Cooley's aphorisms is "Vanity living fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful."