Dutch Meaning of vain

ijdel

Other Dutch words related to ijdel

Definitions and Meaning of vain in English

Wordnet

vain (s)

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

unproductive of success

Webster

vain (superl.)

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.

Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.

Showy; ostentatious.

Webster

vain (n.)

Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.

FAQs About the word vain

ijdel

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance, unproductive of successHaving no real substance, value, or importance; empty; voi

arrogant,ijdel,egoïstisch,egoïstisch,belangrijk,trots,egoïstisch,zelfingenomen,ijdel,verzekerd

verlegen,nederig,bescheiden,verlegen,egoloos,verlegen,nuchter,verlegen,niet-assertief,bescheiden

vaimure => vaimure, vailer => sluier, vail => sluier, vagus nerve => Nervus vagus, vagus => nervus vagus,