vain

/veɪn/ adjective

Definition

in vain › without any success: I tried in vain to start a conversation.

vain attempt/effort/hope › A vain attempt/effort, etc does not have the result you want.

› too interested in your own appearance and thinking you are very attractive

vainly adverb

(Definition of vain adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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