Definition of vain

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Vain (n.) Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.

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Chimerically :: Chimerically (adv.) Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
Baffle :: Baffle (v. i.) To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds..
Verbena :: Verbena (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
Rodomont :: Rodomont (n.) A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
Vaniloquence :: Vaniloquence (n.) Vain or foolish talk.
Vaunt :: Vaunt (v. i.) To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag..
Empty :: Empty (superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc..
Vain :: Vain (superl.) Showy; ostentatious.
Pedant :: Pedant (n.) One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.
Jactitation :: Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment..
Self-conceited :: Self-conceited (a.) Having an overweening opinion of one's own powers, attainments; vain; conceited..
Boast :: Boast (v. t.) To display vaingloriously.
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..
Neuvaines :: Neuvaines (n. pl.) Prayers offered up for nine successive days.
Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
Rodomontade :: Rodomontade (n.) Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
Vainness :: Vainness (n.) The quality or state of being vain.
Self-glorious :: Self-glorious (a.) Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful.
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