vainness
- noun
- /ˈveɪn.nəs/
:
vanidad
- The athlete's vainness was evident when he could not stop boasting about his recent victory.
Examples
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Her vainness made it hard for her to accept constructive criticism from others.
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For despite the vainness of their imaginations, heretics nevertheless think that they have found the truth.
Academic text (2007) -
His constant preening in front of the mirror reveals his vainness about his looks.
Synonyms
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5.6
Extreme pride in how you look or what you can do
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8.1
Being too interested in yourself and your looks or skills
10
8.0
Too much pride in yourself and your abilities
9
5.7
Being too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
7
6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
4
9.5
Words that show you think you are better than others without proof
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9.1
A very strong focus on yourself and your needs
1
9.9
Too much pride in your successes or looks that makes you show off
1
7.4
Feeling that you are much better than other people
1
6.8
Showing too much pride in yourself or your abilities
1
5.4
Talking proudly about your success or abilities in a way that bothers other people
Thinking you are much better or more important than other people
Antonyms
How Conceited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vainness comes from the old Latin root vanus, which means 'empty', and it is the same root as vanity; people used 'empty' to picture someone with little inside, so being proud but shallow became linked to this word. So vainness means too much pride about your looks or success because you are, in a way, 'empty' on the inside.