Vanity

Excessive concern with your own appearance or status.

Family Self-conscious
Valence positive
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Gentle
Opposite Modesty

Excessive concern with your own appearance or status. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where vanity lives in the body

Face
Heat, flush, expression building
Moderate
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate

Related emotions

HubrisSelf-conscious familyPrideSelf-conscious familyModestyThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for vanity. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.