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  • 21vain|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.… …

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  • 22Vain (disambiguation) — Vain may refer to: * Vanity, excessive self regard * Vain (horse), a champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse * Vain (band), a glam metal band formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986 * Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasiaee also* Vanity… …

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  • 23Vain Boutique Hotel — (Буэнос Айрес,Аргентина) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Thames, 2226, Палерм …

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  • 24Vain City Chronicles — is the second main album release by Norwegian gothic metal band The Crest.The album was recorded in November of 2004 at Top Room Studio and produced by Kristian Sigland. Released on May 17, 2005, it received positive reviews. [… …

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  • 25vain — (adj.) c.1300, devoid of real value, idle, unprofitable, from O.Fr. vein worthless, from L. vanus idle, empty, from PIE *wa no , from root *eue to leave, abandon, give out (Cf. O.E. wanian to lessen, wan deficient; O.N. vanta to lack; L …

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  • 26vain — [adj1] egotistical arrogant, big headed*, boastful, cocky*, conceited, egocentric, egoistic, haughty, high and mighty*, inflated, narcissistic, ostentatious, overweening, pleased with oneself*, proud, puffed up*, self important, stuck up*,… …

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  • 27vain|glo|ry — «VAYN GLAWR ee, GLOHR », noun, plural ries. 1. an extreme pride in oneself; boastful vanity. 2. worthless pomp or show: »What needs these Feasts, pomps and vainglories? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): ostentation. ╂[< vain + glory, translation of… …

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  • 28vain|ly — «VAYN lee», adverb. 1. in vain. 2. with conceit. SYNONYM(S): arrogantly …

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  • 29Vain (cheval) — Vain était un des meilleurs chevaux de course pur sangs ayant couru sur le sol australien. Il a gagné 12 de ses 14 courses et a terminé 2e dans les deux autres. Il est rentré au haras à la fin de sa 3e saison en 1970, ayant été blessé pendant la… …

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  • 30vain — index baseless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, invalid, nugatory, orgulous, otiose, presumptuous …

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