Vain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

unproductive of success

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /vˈeɪn/.

Examples

a conceited fool
an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
an egotistical disregard of others

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

futile self-conceited egotistical bootless sleeveless egotistic swollen conceited fruitless swollen-headed

Parts of Speech

adjective	characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance “a conceited fool”
adjective	unproductive of success “a fruitless search”

Word Forms

egotist	noun	a conceited and self-centered person
egotism	noun	an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
vanity	noun	feelings of excessive pride
fruitlessness	noun	the quality of yielding nothing of value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergeblich

charakteristisch für falschen Stolz; ein übertriebenes Selbstwertgefühl haben

🇪🇸Spanish

vano

característica del falso orgullo; tener un sentido exagerado de importancia personal

🇮🇹Italian

vano

caratteristica del falso orgoglio; avere un esagerato senso di importanza personale

🇳🇱Dutch

ijdel

kenmerkend voor valse trots; een overdreven gevoel van eigenbelang hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

vão

característica do falso orgulho; ter um senso exagerado de auto-importância

🇷🇺Russian

тщеславный

свойственна ложная гордость; иметь преувеличенное чувство собственной важности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यर्थ

मिथ्या अभिमान की विशेषता; आत्म-महत्व की अतिरंजित भावना होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃথা

মিথ্যা অহংকারের বৈশিষ্ট্য; আত্ম-গুরুত্ব একটি অতিরঞ্জিত বোধ আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வீண்

தவறான பெருமையின் பண்பு; மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட சுய-முக்கியத்துவம் கொண்ட உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫలించలేదు

తప్పుడు గర్వం యొక్క లక్షణం; స్వీయ ప్రాముఖ్యత యొక్క అతిశయోక్తి భావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यर्थ

खोट्या अभिमानाचे वैशिष्ट्य; आत्म-महत्त्वाची अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण भावना असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરર્થક

ખોટા ગૌરવની લાક્ષણિકતા; સ્વ-મહત્વની અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ સમજણ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯರ್ಥ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ; ಸ್ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യർത്ഥം

തെറ്റായ അഹങ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം; സ്വയം പ്രാധാന്യത്തിൻ്റെ അതിശയോക്തിപരമായ ബോധം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅਰਥ

ਝੂਠੇ ਹੰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਸਵੈ-ਮਹੱਤਵ ਦੀ ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਰੱਖਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیکار

جھوٹے فخر کی خصوصیت؛ خود کی اہمیت کا مبالغہ آمیز احساس ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

徒劳的

虚假骄傲的特征；有过分的自我重要感

🇯🇵Japanese

無駄な

偽りのプライドの特徴。誇張された自己重要感を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

헛된

거짓 자존심의 특징; 자기 중요성에 대한 과장된 감각을 가지고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô ích

đặc tính của sự kiêu ngạo giả tạo; có ý thức quá mức về tầm quan trọng của bản thân

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้สาระ

ลักษณะของความภาคภูมิใจที่ผิดพลาด มีความรู้สึกว่าตนเองมีความสำคัญเกินจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sia-sia

ciri-ciri kesombongan palsu; memiliki rasa mementingkan diri sendiri yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kabuluhan

katangian ng huwad na pagmamataas; pagkakaroon ng labis na pakiramdam ng pagpapahalaga sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

sia-sia

ciri kebanggaan palsu; mempunyai rasa penting diri yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبثا

سمة الكبرياء الكاذب. وجود شعور مبالغ فيه بأهمية الذات

🇮🇷Persian

بیهوده

ویژگی غرور کاذب؛ داشتن یک احساس اغراق آمیز از خود مهم بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

boşuna

sahte gururun özelliği; abartılı bir öz-önem duygusuna sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁוא

מאפיין גאוות שווא; בעל תחושת חשיבות עצמית מוגזמת

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