VAIN

 

MEANING 1 : (adj.) unsuccessful, not producing desired results

EXAMPLE SENTENCES :

1. My vain attempt to get into the school football team was very disheartening; I gave up on sports after that failure.
2. My efforts to help him improve his grades were in vain as he failed again.

 

MEANING 2 : (adj.) lacking value or substance

EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

1. He spoke too much, and it was all vain talk, so no one cared to listen.

 

MEANING 3 : (adj.) excessively proud of one’s appearance or accomplishments

EXAMPLE SENTENCE :

1. Sunil was known to be so vain that that he stopped to look at himself in every reflective surface he could find.

 

SYNONYMS: arrogant, conceited

ANTONYMS: modest, unassuming

 

Also see

VETERAN MEANING

VULNERABLE MEANING

ZEAL MEANING

AD HOC MEANING