Synonyms for vainness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : veyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : veɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for vainness
- egocentricity
- egoism
- egomania
- emptiness
- frivolousness
- fruitlessness
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- hollowness
- idleness
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectuality
- insolence
- meaninglessness
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- pointlessness
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- senselessness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- unavailingness
- unprofitableness
- uselessness
- vainglory
- vanity
- vaunting
- worthlessness
Définition of vainness
Origin :- c.1300, "devoid of real value, idle, unprofitable," from Old French vein "worthless," from Latin vanus "idle, empty," from PIE *wa-no-, from root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out" (cf. Old English wanian "to lessen," wan "deficient;" Old Norse vanta "to lack;" Latin vacare "to be empty," vastus "empty, waste;" Avestan va- "lack," Persian vang "empty, poor;" Sanskrit una- "deficient"). Meaning "conceited" first recorded 1690s, from earlier sense of "silly, idle, foolish" (late 14c.). Phrase in vain "to no effect" (c.1300, after Latin in vanum) preserves the original sense. Related: Vainly.
- noun futility
- noun egotism
- His was a curious temperament, and this sentimentality, born of vainness and idle hours, by no means expressed it all.
- Extract from : « Lysbeth » by H. Rider Haggard
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