vain

🇺🇸 /veɪn/ 🇬🇧 /veɪn/
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adjective
R

useless or without success

He tried in vain to fix the broken toy.

R

too proud of how you look or what you can do

She is too vain to admit she needs help.

translation

adj. useless or without success; too proud of how you look or what you can do

Word Forms

Comparative vainer
Superlative vainest