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.

Related

Similar words

• conceited; puffed up; inflated
• pointless, futile, fruitless, ineffectual

Origin

• From Middle English veyn, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus ("empty").