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vainer
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vain \Vain\, a. [Compar. Vainer; superl. Vainest.] [F. vain, L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. Vanish, Vanity, Vaunt to boast.]
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Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. ``Thy vain excuse.''
--Shak.Every man walketh in a vain show.
--Ps. xxxix. 6.Let no man deceive you with vain words.
--Eph. v. 6.Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye!
--Shak.Vain visdom all, and false philosophy.
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Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Bring no more vain oblations.
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Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
--Dryden.3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
--James ii. 20 (Rev. Ver.).The minstrels played on every side, Vain of their art.
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Showy; ostentatious.
Load some vain church with old theatric state.
--Pope.Syn: Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal; shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant; deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: vain)
Usage examples of "vainer".
In my vainer moments I've been known to claim to be the best street fighter in the city.
I lived on bread and tea, and I spent my time in vain answering of advertisements, and vainer walks to addresses I had noted.