The word
"vain" means to have excessive pride or to think highly of oneself, often without any real reason.
Full definition
Years of searching, — searching in
vain for what probably doesn't exist.
Their patience throughout the day was not in
vain as they brought back a fantastic 62 — 41 victory over their opposition!
At the same time I'm not
so vain as to think I have what everyone needs, because I most definitely do not.
Thus the applicant's effort at making a video resume goes in
vain if the recruiter is unable to receive and view it.
Both of these places are appropriately
vain on the subject of their landscapes.
But this is no reason to waste it on
vain pursuits and empty pleasures.
A lot of people work very hard to lose pounds and maintain a healthy lifestyle, but do so in
vain because of what's in the food they're eating.
We like tradition; maybe we even get a
little vain about our typical approaches.
I do admit to being a bit
vain about my appearance.
First you need to understand that many men
become vain, especially if they are physically fit and look much younger.
The whole procedure will take only a few minutes of your precious time and you will be released
from vain attempts to finish your writing task.
I might be just a little
bit vain, but I wouldn't use natural body care if it didn't make me look and feel great.
Are your years of playing chess or thousands of collected stamps all in
vain when it comes to your resume?
If the biggest author in the world isn't
too vain to publish her own books, then no one else can be, right?
No shaking from anxiety and thinking of
vain things inside the head, but rather relaxed & in the moment — which is a recipe for success in any date or relationship.
The last thing a proud and
vain man wants to do is acknowledge that someone or something is greater than himself.
I can't think of anything
more vain then there is an all powerful creator that created everything for you and loves you.
I don't know why it's any
less vain to think your worth a publisher paying you a six figure advance for a novel.
You're
very vain if you think it was targeted at you if you are a believer.
How vain to think that there will be a global geological marker to identify us!
But it is satisfying that his work was not in
vain after all.
I don't want to
seem vain, but I was pretty proud of my body before I got pregnant.
Or driving a friend's mother around for days in the
ultimately vain hope that maybe, possibly, she's ready to buy?
You are not
only vain, you're a textbook definition of arrogant as well.
The present economic situation tends to turn many optimistic estimates
into vain hopes.
Pretty vain prophet, puts a death curse on little children for being playful.
We tried all we could to get a loan but all effort was in
vain due to the bad credit score *** and ***.
If I'm beach ready or I'm being
really vain just getting lean, I'll do a 20 to 20 because I'm lean.
So don't feel embarrassed, don't
feel vain, don't feel frivolous for wanting to bounce your body back after baby.
I'm also feeling down today for a very
vain reason, but bear with me.
Plus you're not the prettiest blogger, so it's
kinda vain to see your post.
We all have our dreams,
however vain, absurd, or unlikely to come true.
So this one is
purely vain, but I love the way my skin and hair feel after time at the beach!
I promise I'm not
super vain and care only about my clothes and hair.
You get to a certain age, and if you're
remotely vain (and let's face it, you are), you need to have your hair colored fairly frequently.