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Definitions for Vainness
[1] excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
[2] proceeding from or showing pride in or concern about one's appearance, qualities, etc.; resulting from or displaying vanity: He made some vain remarks about his accomplishments.
[3] ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: vain hopes; a vain effort; a vain war.
[4] without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display.
[5] Archaic . senseless or foolish.
[6] in vain , without effect or avail; to no purpose: lives lost in vain; to apologize in vain. in an improper or irreverent manner: to take God's name in vain.
[7] inordinately proud of one's appearance, possessions, or achievements
[8] given to ostentatious display, esp of one's beauty
[9] worthless
[10] senseless or futile
[11] in vain to no avail; fruitlessly
[12] take someone's name in vain to use the name of someone, esp God, without due respect or reverence jocular to mention someone's name
Words related to Vainness
vainemptiness, hollowness, idleness, ineffectiveness, senselessness, uselessness, vanity, frivolousness, ineffectuality, meaninglessness, amour-propre, arrogance, assurance, boasting, conceit, ego, egocentricity, egoism, egomania, gasconade
Words nearby Vainness
vainvagus nerve, vagus pulse, vahana, vahine, vail, vain, vainglorious, vainglory, vair, vaisheshika, vaishnava
Origin of Vainness
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin vānus empty, vain
Words that may be confused with Vainness
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, vainvain, vane, vein
Other words from Vainness
vain·ly , adverb
vain·ness , noun
un·vain , adjective
un·vain·ly , adverb
un·vain·ness , noun
Word origin for Vainness
C13: via Old French from Latin vānus
Synonyms for Vainness
bootlessness, emptiness, frivolousness, fruitlessness, hollowness, idleness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, meaninglessness, pointlessness, senselessness, unavailingness, unprofitableness, uselessness, vanity, worthlessness