Definitions for vain
veɪnvain

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vainadjective

   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"

2. bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vainadjective

   unproductive of success

   "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. vainadjective

   overly proud of oneself, especially when concerning appearance

2. vainadjective

   having very little substance

3. vainadjective

   effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vain

   Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) is a condition that describes premalignant histological findings in the vagina characterized by dysplastic changes.The disorder is rare and generally has no symptoms. VAIN can be detected by the presence of abnormal cells in a Papanicolaou test (Pap smear).Like cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, VAIN comes in three stages, VAIN 1, 2, and 3. In VAIN 1, a third of the thickness of the cells in the vaginal skin are abnormal, while in VAIN 3, the full thickness is affected. VAIN 3 is also known as carcinoma in-situ, or stage 0 vaginal cancer.Infection with certain types of the human papillomavirus ("high-risk types") may be associated with up to 80% of cases of VAIN. Vaccinating with HPV vaccine before initial sexual contact has been shown to reduce incidence of VAIN.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vain

   Vain generally refers to an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. It can also refer to something that is futile or producing no result; pointless or valueless efforts or actions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Vain

   having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying

2. Vain

   destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt

3. Vain

   proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated

4. Vain

   showy; ostentatious

5. Vainnoun

   vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Vain

   Vain was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse that dominated Australian sprint racing in the period 1968–70, when he won 12 of the 14 races he contested and ran second in the other two. He then went on to become a Leading sire in Australia. The chestnut colt was sired by the leading sire, Wilkes and his dam Elated was by the good sire Orgoglio who sired 21 stakes winners that had 37 stakes-wins. Elated was a good racemare that won 10 races, including 8 in Melbourne. Although Elated produced several foals but Vain is her only stakes winner.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vain

   vān, adj. unsatisfying: fruitless: unreal: silly: conceited: showy: (B.) vacant, worthless.—adv. Vain′ly.—ns. Vain′ness, fruitlessness: (Shak.) empty pride, folly; Van′ity, worthlessness, futility: empty pride or ostentation: ambitious display: idle show: empty pleasure: fruitless desire, a trifle: (Shak.) a personified vice in the old moralities and puppet-shows: (B.) a heathen deity.—Vanity Fair, the world as the scene of vanity or empty folly, the world of fashion, so named from the fair described in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.—In vain, For vain (Shak.), ineffectually: to no end: with levity or profanity. [Fr.,—L. vanus, empty.]

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1. vain

   Song lyrics by vain -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by vain on the Lyrics.com website.

2. VAIN

   What does VAIN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VAIN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VAIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vain is ranked #82908 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Vain surname appeared 227 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vain.
   
   81.5% or 185 total occurrences were White.
   7% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
   5.2% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
   3% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for vain »

1. Ivan

2. vina

How to pronounce vain?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say vain in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vain in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of vain in a Sentence

1. Matthew Henry:

   Knowledge is vain and fruitless which is not reduced to practice.

2. John Calvin:

   Without Christ, sciences in every department are vain....The man who knows not God is vain, though he should be conversant with every branch of learning. Nay more, we may affirm this too with truth, that these choice gifts of God -- expertness of mind, acuteness of judgment, liberal sciences, and acquaintance with languages, are in a manner profaned in every instance in which they fall to the lot of wicked men.

3. Hindoo Maxim:

   He does not live in vain, who employs his wealth, his thought, his speech to advance the good of others.

4. Luis Gutierrez:

   Even though The President dropped the ball, The President is now doing a victory dance in the end zone, or should we call it the dead zone ? Trump's comments also drew swift condemnation from elected officials and residents of the island, where blackouts remain common, 60,000 homes still have makeshift roofs and 13 percent of municipalities lack stable phone or internet service. Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a Facebook post in Spanish, the victims of Puerto Rico, and the people of Puerto Rico in general, do not deserve to be questioned about their pain. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yuln Cruz, a Democrat who has sparred with President Trump multiple times, tweeted that President Trump is so vain President Trump thinks this is about President Trump. NO IT IS NOT. In New York, which has the largest Puerto Rican population in the mainland United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called Trump’s tweets.

5. Saadi Shirazi:

   Were all thy fond endeavours vain To chase away the sufferer?s smart, Still hover near, lest absence pain His lonely heart.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vain
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vain
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vain
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vain
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vain
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vain
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html