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What does vain mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word vain? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
  2. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
  3. Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
  4. Showy; ostentatious.
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What follows, of course, are the rules against other gods, graven images, vain swearing, and Sabbath breaking.
In the vain hope that if she ignored him, he might go away, she took out her book again, opening it to where her bookmark had marked her spot.
A more vain politician might have bemoaned the cramped conditions, the indifferent beds, the miles to be covered every day, the rushed meals.
If anyone uses similar handles or tries to impersonate someone in a similar vain I will be forced to take similar action.
Sometimes the dancers donned business suits and tried in vain to emulate the skaters' seamless glide and careless cool.
However, old salts may at first find themselves trying in vain to snick the safety on before holstering.

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