vain

IPA: vˈeɪn

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.

Examples of "vain" in Sentences

"If, as it must be, what I have said, 'in vain,' is really the fact"
_Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain_.
For people that claim to know God I hope you know that taking the name of God in vain is sin.
GAH!!!! to many tildas, for the love of christ (thats not taking it in vain is it?), why … ..
So quoting the taking of the Lord's name in vain is okay in movie reviews, but hell is off-limits.
Finishing the mission so our troops will not have died in vain is the most screwed up thing I have ever heard.
Tiny Smurfs scatter and run in vain from the whistling bombs, before being felled by blast waves and fiery explosions.
Jesus shall come to effect, by His presence (Isa 11: 4; Da 7: 17), that which in vain is looked for, in His absence, by other means.