vain
Obsessed with mirrors
Vain describes excessive pride in one's appearance or abilities—someone vain spends too long at the mirror or fishing for compliments.
The word also means futile or unsuccessful: a vain attempt, in vain.
To take someone's name in vain is to use it disrespectfully, especially God's name in casual oaths.
Obsessed with one's image
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-absorbedExcessively focused inward
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
haughty · self-important · preening · self-obsessed · prideful · boastful · self-satisfied · smug
Producing no useful outcome
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- uselessWithout practical value
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
unavailing · unsuccessful · unproductive · empty · hollow · idle · abortive · sterile
narcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-absorbedExcessively focused inward
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
arrogant · haughty · self-important · preening · self-obsessed · prideful · boastful · self-satisfied · smug · swaggering
fruitless
Producing no useful outcome
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- uselessWithout practical value
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
hopeless · unavailing · unsuccessful · unproductive · empty · hollow · idle · abortive · sterile · bootless
- arrogancearrogant, conceited, pompous, haughty, egotistical
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
- selfish traitsselfish, greedy, self-centered, self-absorbed, egotistical
- futilityfutile, futility, pointlessness, meaninglessness, no use
- gender stereotypesboys will be boys, pink for girls, blue for boys, man up, strong men
- futilefutile, useless, pointless, fruitless, hopeless
vainhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · unpretentious · unassuming · egoless
vainfruitful
Producing abundant results
successful · productive · effective · worthwhile · useful
vainvaluable
Worth considerable money
worthwhile · precious · meaningful · significant · worthy
- in vainWithout achieving anything
- vain hopeGroundless expectation of success
- take someone's name in vainUse a name disrespectfully