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   vain

   /veɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth: "their flattery made him vain" Similar conceitednarcissisticself-lovingin love with oneselfself-admiringself-regardingwrapped up in oneselfself-absorbedself-obsessedself-centredegotisticegotisticalegoisticegocentricegomaniacproudhaughtyarrogantboastfulswaggeringimperiousoverweeningcockyaffectedliterary:vaingloriousrare:peacockishhave an excessively high opinion of oneselfthink too highly of oneselfthink a lot of oneselfinformal:think one is the cat's whiskers/pyjamasthink one is God's gift (to women)Opposite modest
   • 2. producing no result; useless: "a vain attempt to tidy up the room" Similar futileuselesspointlessworthlessnugatoryto no purposein vainineffectiveineffectualinefficaciousimpotentpowerlessunavailingto no availfruitlessprofitlessunproductiveunsuccessfulfailedwithout successabortivemisfiredthwartedbalkedfrustratedfoiledarchaic:bootlessOpposite successfulproductive
   • ▪ having no likelihood of fulfilment; empty: "a vain boast"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘devoid of real worth’): via Old French from Latin vanus ‘empty, without substance’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vainness noun

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   unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose: a vain attempt to avoid responsibility. Employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer, but their efforts were largely in vain (= unsuccessful). vain adjective [-er/-est only] (SELFISH)

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   unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose: a vain attempt to avoid responsibility. Employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer, but their efforts were largely in vain (= unsuccessful). vain adjective [-er/-est only] (SELFISH)

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   excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy. Synonyms: overweening, arrogant, proud, vainglorious, self-complacent, egotistic. Antonyms: humble.

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   What does vain mean?

   • The meaning of VAIN is having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited. How to use vain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vain.

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   What does largely in vain mean?

   • Employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer, but their efforts were largely in vain (= unsuccessful). We do not wait in vain, for we know how the story ends. I don't want yet another police officer to die in vain. The policy has been vain in all meanings of the word.

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   What does vainness mean?

   • 2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity. 3. futile: vain efforts. 4. without real significance. 5. Archaic. senseless or foolish. a. without effect or avail; to no purpose. b. in an improper or irreverent manner: to take God's name in vain. vain′ness, n.

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   What is truly in vain?

   • truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the lord our god is the salvation of israel. kia ora, me tenei ra ka korerohia e au te korero mo taku whanau me te whanau mo nga mahi o aku iwi i nga tau moata 1600 ki te tau 1770 pea mai i nga tau 1800 ki te 1900 pea

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   characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. “ vain about her clothes”. synonyms: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed. proud. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride. adjective.

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