ADJECTIVE | all | vain, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed | characteristic of false / false pride |
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all | vain, bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless | unproductive of success |
Sounds | vey'n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | characteristic of false / false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. | |
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Example | "vain about her clothes" | |
Synonyms | conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed | |
Broader | proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
Spanish | egoísta, engreído, fatuo, presumido, presuntuoso, pretencioso, vanidoso | |
Catalan | envanit, fatu, presumit, presumptuós, vanitós | |
Nouns | vanity | the trait of being unduly vain and conceited |
vanity | the quality of being valueless or futile | |
vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
Meaning | unproductive of success. | |
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Example | "a vain attempt" | |
Synonyms | bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless | |
Broader | unproductive | not producing or capable of producing |
Spanish | incapaz, ineficaz, inepto, inútil, vano | |
Catalan | incapaç, ineficaç, inepte, infructuós, inútil, va | |
Adverbs | vainly | to no avail |
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