Vain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless: a vain attempt.
  • adj. Lacking substance or worth: vain talk.
  • adj. Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
  • adj. Archaic Foolish.
  • idiom. in vain To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain.
  • idiom. in vain In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's name in vain.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. overly proud of oneself, especially when concerning appearance
  • adj. having very little substance
  • adj. effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
  • adj. Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual.
  • adj. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
  • adj. Showy; ostentatious.
  • n. Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having no real value or importance; worthless; unsubstantial; empty; trivial; idle.
  • Producing no good result; destitute of force or efficacy; fruitless; ineffectual; useless; futile; unavailing.
  • Light-minded; foolish; silly.
  • Proud of petty things or of trifling attainments or accomplishments; elated with a high opinion of one's personal appearance, manners, or the like; courting the admiration or applause of others; conceited; self-complacent; also, proceeding from or marked by such pride or conceit: as, to be vain of one's figure or one's dress.
  • Showy; ostentatious; pretentious.
  • Bootless, abortive.
  • See egotism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. unproductive of success
  • adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    • Equivalent
    unproductive    proud   
    Cross Reference
    to take a name in vain    for vain    in vain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shadowy    showy    trifling    worthless    ostentatious    fruitless    idle    unreal    inconstant    delusive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foolish    selfish    futile    false    weak    frivolous    ignorant    ambitious    arrogant    eager   
     
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