vain
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(satellite adjective) unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" |
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Synonyms: bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed |
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