How to pronounce “vain”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
• Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
• Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
• Showy; ostentatious.
• [Verb]
• (transitive, rare, dated, obsolete) To frustrate. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
• [Noun]
• wine
• [Adverb]
• only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
• ever (when used with an interrogative pronoun)
• An emphatic word used with the negative verb and -kö.
• (with a verb in imperative) go ahead, be my guest (in positive); definitely (in negative)

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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