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Inflections of 'vain' (adj):

vainer: adj comparative

vainest: adj superlative

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Sense: Adjective: egotistical

Synonyms:

egotistical, egotistic, egoistic, egoistical, proud , arrogant , haughty , cocky (informal), stuck-up (informal), narcissistic, conceited , bigheaded (informal), big-headed (informal), self-important, self-obsessed, self-centered, self-centred (UK), self-congratulatory, self-congratulating, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising (UK), self-satisfied, overconfident, a bighead (informal), vainglorious (literary), smug , overweening, preening

Sense: Adjective: futile

Synonyms:

futile , pointless , useless , hopeless , worthless , trivial , unimportant, empty , hollow , shallow , ineffectual, ineffective, invalid, vapid, fruitless

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