English term
It's vain and it's conceited
B: Showing off? Isn't that good?
A: No, it isn't. It's vain and it's conceited.
B: Well, I don't want to be vain and conceited.
A: Well, stop admiring yourself in the mirror, then.
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(It's vain and it's conceited.)
What does "vain and conceited" mean in this sentence?
Does it mean "conceit" or does it mean "futile"?
Thank you
| 4 +6 | Excessively proud of oneself |
Arabic & More
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| 4 +4 | It's narcissistic |
Nadja Wieser
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| 3 -2 | nafile ve kibirli |
ATIL KAYHAN
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Jordan
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
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Excessively proud of oneself
From the dictionary:
Conceited:
excessively proud of oneself; vain.
"Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him"
Vain:
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.
"their flattery made him vain"
Continuously looking in the mirror in admiration of oneself could be viewed by others as a vain or conceited act. Conceit has nothing to do with the word futile.
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I see now why you were thinking of the word "futile."
As Nadja pointed out, the phrase "in vain" means that something was futile, but here it is just "vain," which does not have the same meaning.
| Thank you so much |
Türkiye
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nafile ve kibirli
| Thank you so much, ATIL |
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Arabic & More
: This is a monolingual (English) question.
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writeaway
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AllegroTrans
: Turkish was not asked for
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South Africa
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Works in: German to English, English, Germanic(Other) to English
It's narcissistic
Having or showing an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.
Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. Excessively proud of oneself.
He was so vain and conceited that he admired himself in the mirror constantly.
| Thank you so much, Nadja |
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Ruth Hill
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Andrew Bramhall
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Orkoyen (X)
: self-focused and self-congratulatory, but narcissistic says it all
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AllegroTrans
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