superl.
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
superl.
Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
superl.
Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
superl.
Showy; ostentatious.
n.
Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
n.
Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
adv.
In a vain manner; in vain.
n.
The quality or state of being vain.
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