VAIN


Meaning of VAIN in English

a.

1.

Unreal, shadowy, unsubstantial, supposititious, dreamy, delusive, deceitful, false, baseless, imaginary, empty, void.

2.

Unavailing, useless, bootless, ineffectual, fruitless, profitless, futile, nugatory, abortive, unprofitable, without avail, idle, to no purpose, to no end, ineffectual.

3.

Worthless, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vapid, unimportant, trivial, unessential, useless.

4.

Conceited, ~-glorious, inflated, arrogant, egotistical, overweening, ostentatious, high, self-sufficient, flushed, opinionated, self-satisfied, self-confident, self-admiring, self-opinioned, self-flattering, high-flown, puffed up, wise in one's own conceit.

5.

Showy, ostentatious, gaudy, glittering, gorgeous.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.