Definition of vain

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Vain (superl.) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt..

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Would-be :: Would-be (a.) Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet..
Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..
Chimerically :: Chimerically (adv.) Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
Coxcomb :: Coxcomb (n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop..
Vauntful :: Vauntful (a.) Given to vaunting or boasting; vainly ostentatious; boastful; vainglorious.
Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
Flimsy :: Flimsy (superl.) Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection..
Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
Idly :: Idly (adv.) In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.
Vervain :: Vervain (n.) Any plant of the genus Verbena.
Boast :: Boast (v. t.) To display vaingloriously.
Utterly :: Utterly (adv.) In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain..
Pompous :: Pompous (a.) Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style..
Futile :: Futile (v. t.) Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.
Dreamer :: Dreamer (n.) A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer..
Daydream :: Daydream (n.) A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
Void :: Void (a.) Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
Vainness :: Vainness (n.) The quality or state of being vain.
Form :: Form (n.) Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form..
Boasting :: Boasting (n.) The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.
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