vain´ness

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• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• vain — vain·ly; vain·ness; ver·vain; vain; …   English syllables

• vain — [[t]veɪn[/t]] adj. er, est 1) excessively proud of or concerned about one s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc 2) proceeding from or showing personal vanity 3) futile: vain efforts[/ex] 4) without real significance 5) archaic senseless… …   From formal English to slang

• vain´glo´ri|ous|ness — vain|glo|ri|ous «VAYN GLAWR ee uhs, GLOHR », adjective. excessively proud or boastful; extremely vain: »a vainglorious confidence prevailed…among the Spanish cavaliers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): vaunting, arrogant, conceited.… …   Useful english dictionary

• vain´glo´ri|ous|ly — vain|glo|ri|ous «VAYN GLAWR ee uhs, GLOHR », adjective. excessively proud or boastful; extremely vain: »a vainglorious confidence prevailed…among the Spanish cavaliers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): vaunting, arrogant, conceited.… …   Useful english dictionary

• vain|glo|ri|ous — «VAYN GLAWR ee uhs, GLOHR », adjective. excessively proud or boastful; extremely vain: »a vainglorious confidence prevailed…among the Spanish cavaliers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): vaunting, arrogant, conceited. –vain´glo´ri|ous|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• James Van Ness — Infobox Officeholder name = James Van Ness caption = order = 7th office = Mayor of San Francisco term start = July 1 1855 term end = July 7 1856 deputy = predecessor = Stephen Palfrey Webb successor = George Whelan birth date = 1808 birth place …   Wikipedia

• fu´tile|ness — fu|tile «FYOO tuhl», adjective. 1. not successful; useless; vain: »He fell down after making futile attempts to keep his balance. Many people have made futile attempts to swim from England to France. An instance of futile classicism…is the… …   Useful english dictionary

• boot´less|ness — boot|less1 «BOOT lihs», adjective. without shoes or boots. ╂[< boot1 + less] boot|less2 «BOOT lihs», adjective. of no benefit or profit; useless: »Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

• con|cet´ed|ness — con|ceit|ed «kuhn SEE tihd», adjective. 1. having too high an opinion of oneself or one s ability; vain: »We heard no more of the conceited boy s great strength after he lost the fight. SYNONYM(S): egotistical, proud. 2. Dialect. full of notions; …   Useful english dictionary