Vain - English meaning

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

Usage examples:

Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him

adjective

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

Usage examples:

Without wishing to sound conceited, i am the best salesperson in the company.

prefix

Variant spelling of ex-1 (as in elect, emit ).

prefix

Denoting something in electronic form, especially the use of electronic data transfer for information exchange and financial transactions via the internet.

Usage examples:

E-cash

noun

The fifth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

In o level about half of those entered obtained d or e grades

adjective

Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centred.

Usage examples:

Egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self-worth

noun

An egocentric person.

Usage examples:

The other are a bunch of stadium-hogging egocentrics whose lead singer has almost bankrupt the band…

adjective

→  egotistic

adjective

Considering yourself to be better or more important than other people

adjective

Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred.

Usage examples:

He's selfish, egotistical, and arrogant

adjective

Having an inflated idea of one's own importance

noun

The tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people

Usage examples:

My brother is such an egotist.

adjective

Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

Usage examples:

His fruitless attempts to publish poetry

adjective

Unsuccessful or not productive

Usage examples:

After months of fruitless negotiations with team owners, the city withdrew its offer to build a new…

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Usage examples:

A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

Usage examples:

The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

Usage examples:

He was seized with an impotent anger

adjective

Lacking the power or ability to change or improve a situation

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

adjective

Not producing the results that are wanted; not effective

Usage examples:

Those pills were ineffective – i still have a headache.

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

Usage examples:

An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Not producing the desired effect.

Usage examples:

Social conventions honed over thousands of years were suddenly inefficacious

adjective

Having or showing an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.

Usage examples:

A narcissistic actress

adjective

Having an inflated idea of one's own importance

adjective

Having too much interest in and admiration for yourself

Usage examples:

A narcissistic personality, narcissistic people have a hard time seeing another person's point of v…

adjective

Of no value or importance.

Usage examples:

A nugatory and pointless observation

adjective

Worth nothing or of little value

Usage examples:

A nugatory amount

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

Usage examples:

Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Without ability, influence, or power.

Usage examples:

Troops were powerless to stop last night's shooting

adjective

Without the power to do something or to prevent something from happening

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the government seems powerless to do anything about the rising price of oil.

adjective

Without benefit or advantage; pointless.

Usage examples:

A long and profitless public row

adjective

So involved with yourself that you do not think about anyone else; self-centered

Usage examples:

Henry is so self-absorbed it’s a miracle anyone bothers with him at all.

adjective

Only interested in yourself and your own activities

Usage examples:

Robert is a self-centred, ambitious, and bigoted man.

adjective

Only interested in yourself and your own activities

Usage examples:

A self-obsessed teenager

adjective

Achieving little or nothing; ineffective.

Usage examples:

Their efforts were unavailing

adjective

When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect

Usage examples:

Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.

adjective

Not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

Usage examples:

Unproductive land must be reforested

adjective

Not useful, or not creating anything

Usage examples:

We wasted three days in unproductive discussions.

adjective

Not producing goods, crops, profits, etc. in a satisfactory amount

Usage examples:

Unproductive investments/jobs/projects, grass planted on currently unproductive land could form a u…

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

adjective

Having no real value or use.

Usage examples:

That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

Usage examples:

Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

Usage examples:

The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…