Another word for vainness

The condition or quality of being useless or ineffective

• bootlessness

  1. (Obsolete) The quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. (Obsolete) The quality of being unavailing or unprofitable.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• fruitlessness

  1. The quality of being fruitless

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  1. The quality of being fruitless

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• futility

  1. The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.
  2. (Uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.
  3. (Countable) Something, especially an act, that is futile.

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  1. The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.
  2. (Uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.
  3. (Countable) Something, especially an act, that is futile.

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• unavailingness

  1. The state or condition of being unavailing; fruitlessness.

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  1. The state or condition of being unavailing; fruitlessness.

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• unprofitableness

  1. Unprofitability

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  1. Unprofitability

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• uselessness

  1. The quality of being useless

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  1. The quality of being useless

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• vanity

  1. (Short for) vanity case
  2. A small table or ledge with a mirror for use while putting on cosmetics, combing one's hair, etc.; dressing table
  3. Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:

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  1. (Short for) vanity case
  2. A small table or ledge with a mirror for use while putting on cosmetics, combing one's hair, etc.; dressing table
  3. Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:

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A regarding of oneself with undue favor

• amour-propre

  1. Self-regard, self-esteem.
  2. Alternative form of amour propre.
  3. Respect for oneself; self-esteem.

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  1. Self-regard, self-esteem.
  2. Alternative form of amour propre.
  3. Respect for oneself; self-esteem.

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• conceit

  1. A flight of imagination; fancy
  2. A fanciful or witty expression or notion; often, specif., a striking and elaborate metaphor, sometimes one regarded, esp. formerly, as strained and arbitrary
  3. (--- Obsolete) The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.

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  1. A flight of imagination; fancy
  2. A fanciful or witty expression or notion; often, specif., a striking and elaborate metaphor, sometimes one regarded, esp. formerly, as strained and arbitrary
  3. (--- Obsolete) The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.

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• ego

  1. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
  2. (Psychoanalysis) That part of the psyche which experiences the external world, or reality, through the senses, organizes the thought processes rationally, and governs action: it mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego
  3. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.

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  1. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
  2. (Psychoanalysis) That part of the psyche which experiences the external world, or reality, through the senses, organizes the thought processes rationally, and governs action: it mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego
  3. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.

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• egoism

  1. Egotism; conceit
  2. The belief that self-interest provides the proper basis for moral behavior.
  3. (Ethics) The doctrine that self-interest is the proper goal of all human actions

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  1. Egotism; conceit
  2. The belief that self-interest provides the proper basis for moral behavior.
  3. (Ethics) The doctrine that self-interest is the proper goal of all human actions

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• egotism

  1. Constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing
  2. An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit.
  3. Conceit or vanity

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  1. Constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing
  2. An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit.
  3. Conceit or vanity

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• narcissism

  1. (Psychoanalysis) Arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure
  2. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
  3. Excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.

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  1. (Psychoanalysis) Arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure
  2. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
  3. Excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.

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• pride

  1. Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association:
  2. A flamboyant or impressive group:
  3. Delight or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements, in associations, etc.

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  1. Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association:
  2. A flamboyant or impressive group:
  3. Delight or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements, in associations, etc.

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• vainglory

  1. Vain, ostentatious display:
  2. Vain show or empty pomp
  3. Excessive or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.

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  1. Vain, ostentatious display:
  2. Vain show or empty pomp
  3. Excessive or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.

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• vanity

  1. Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:
  2. (Short for) vanity case
  3. Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit.

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  1. Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:
  2. (Short for) vanity case
  3. Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit.

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• ego trip

  1. An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.
  2. Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
  3. (Slang) A trip, or experience, that gratifies or indulges the ego

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  1. An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.
  2. Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
  3. (Slang) A trip, or experience, that gratifies or indulges the ego

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