🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

허영 프로젝트

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heoyeong peurojekteu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vanity Project/ˈvæn.ɪ.ti ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 영화는 허영 프로젝트로 비판받았다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A project undertaken primarily for the sake of personal pride or self-importance rather than practical value or utility.

    "The film was widely criticized as a vanity project, showcasing the director's ego more than a compelling story."
  2. 2

    An endeavor that is more about the creator's self-satisfaction than about meeting the needs of an audience or market.

    "His latest album was seen as a vanity project, appealing only to his own artistic whims."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'vanity project' combines 'vanity', derived from the Latin 'vanitas' meaning emptiness or futility, and 'project', from Latin 'projectum', meaning something thrown forward. It emerged in the late 20th century, often referring to artistic or business endeavors that serve more to enhance the creator's self-image than to achieve practical outcomes.

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