- (superl.) Showy; ostentatious.
- (superl.) Proud of petty things or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
- (superl.) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
- (n.) Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
- (superl.) Having no real substance, value or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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