Word Meaning

vain definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for vain

- Conceited
- Excessively proud
- Fruitless
- Futile
- Having an exaggerated sense of self importance
- Image-conscious Virginia goes on in
- It is no use being so conceited
- Ivan the Terrible given to ostentatious display
- Useless
- Useless-sounding vane