vain
adjective
excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited.
vainness
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a word derived from
vain.
Example Sentences
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Shakespeare says:— 'I hate ingratitude more in a man Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption Inhabits our frail blood.'
From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Henry Woodcock
It was as though the love letter of Juliet had led her here to show her as in a glass darkly the vainness of love in the vainness of life.
From The Ghost Girl by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men!
From The Book of Mormon by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"If only we could have a cup of good hot coffee first, before we start," said Beth, and she smiled at the vainness of the thought.
From The Furnace of Gold by J. N. Marchand
His was a curious temperament, and this sentimentality, born of vainness and idle hours, by no means expressed it all.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Henry Rider Haggard
