English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Vain
(superl.)
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty;
void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Vain
(superl.)
Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose;
fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Vain
(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.
Vain
(superl.)
Showy; ostentatious.
Vain
(n.)
Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.