тщеславие

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъщеславьѥ (tŭšteslavĭje, “vainglory”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek κενοδοξία (kenodoxía, “vainglory”). By surface analysis, тще- (tšče-) +‎ слава (slava) +‎ -ие (-ije).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɕːɪsˈɫavʲɪje]

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тщесла́вие • (tščeslávije) n inan (genitive тщесла́вия, nominative plural тщесла́вия, genitive plural тщесла́вий)

1. vanity, vainglory (excessive vanity)

In Russian, тщеславие and тщеславный refer to a general sense of self-importance, ambition, and desire for personal glory. They are not used in the sense of "excessive pride or preoccupation with one's personal appearance," which is the sense in which "vain" and "vanity" are most often used in English.

• тщеславность (tščeslavnostʹ)
• тщесла́вный (tščeslávnyj)