Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. · Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. · Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. · Showy; ostentatious.
From Middle English veyn, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”).
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