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- VAIN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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
- VAIN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Vain definition: excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc ; conceited See examples of VAIN used in a sentence
- VAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
VAIN definition: 1 unsuccessful; of no value: 2 unsuccessfully: 3 too interested in your own appearance or… Learn more
- vain adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
to show a lack of respect when using somebody’s name or when talking about them (humorous) Have you been taking my name in vain again? Definition of vain adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Vain - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
Vain is from Latin vanus, "empty," and in English it originally meant "lacking value or effect, futile," like your vain attempt to find a pencil in your messy, overstuffed backpack Likewise, the phrase "in vain" means "without success " Vain also means "conceited, too proud of oneself "
- Vain - definition of vain by The Free Dictionary
Lacking substance or worth: vain talk 3 Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited 4 Archaic Foolish 1 To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain 2 In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's name in vain
- VAIN - Meaning Translations | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities
- vain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason Every writer is a narcissist This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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