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vain Definition and Meaning in English (vain definition)

adjective
Synonyms:conceitednarcissisticarrogant
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Vain definition: Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Definitions of Vain

  1. 1adjective

    Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

  2. 2adjective

    Producing no result; useless or futile.

Example Sentences

“She is so vain that she spends hours looking at herself in the mirror.”

“All his efforts to save the company proved to be in vain.”

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Inflected Word Forms

nounvanity
adverbvainly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

in vainidiom

Without success or result; uselessly.

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Vain definition: Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.
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