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Dictionary: Vain·ness

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The quality or state of being vain.


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  1. The condition or quality of being useless or ineffective: bootlessness, fruitlessness, futility, unavailingness, unprofitableness, uselessness, vanity. See thrive/fail/exist, used/unused.
  2. A regarding of oneself with undue favor: amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism, egotism, narcissism, pride, vainglory, vanity. Slang ego trip. See self-love/modesty.

 
 
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