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Meaning of vain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  vain
      adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
             sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
             attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
             disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
             unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
             and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
             {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-
             conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]
      2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years
         after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain
         attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {futile},
         {sleeveless}, {vain}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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