Vain vs. Vainglorious
Difference Between Vain and Vainglorious
Vainadjective
Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless
a vain attempt.Vaingloriousadjective
Excessively proud of oneself.
Vainadjective
Lacking substance or worth
vain talk.Vaingloriousadjective
Characterized by or exhibiting vainglory
vainglorious boasting.Vainadjective
Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
Vaingloriousadjective
With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
Vainadjective
(Archaic) Foolish.
Vaingloriousadjective
feeling self-importance;
too big for his britcheshad a swelled headhe was swelled with prideVainadjective
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
Vainadjective
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Vainadjective
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
vain toil;a vain attemptVainadjective
Showy; ostentatious.
Vainadjective
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;
a conceited foolan attitude of self-conceited arrogancean egotistical disregard of othersso swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal dutygrowing ever more swollen-headed and arbitraryvain about her clothesVainadjective
unproductive of success;
a fruitless searchfutile years after her artistic peaka sleeveless erranda vain attempt
