vain

1. superl. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. Source: opted

2. superl. Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. superl. Showy; ostentatious. Source: opted

5. n. Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain. Source: opted

6. adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance Source: wordnet

7. adj. unproductive of success Source: wordnet

8. r:59/j:41 s characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance s unproductive of success Source: ecdict

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