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vainness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vainness

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

the vexing vainness that seemed to fill every page of his memoirs

Synonyms of vainness

bighead, complacence, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vanity

Words Related to vainness

assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence

self-righteousness

arrogance, disdainfulness, haughtiness, imperiousness, lordliness, self-assertion, snobbishness, superciliousness, superiority

hubris, overconfidence, presumption

pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness

egoism, self-centeredness, selfishness

self-pride, self-respect

Near Antonyms of vainness

diffidence, self-doubt

self-disgust, self-hate, self-loathing

altruism, unselfishness

bashfulness, demureness, shyness, timidity, timidness

passiveness, passivity

Antonyms of vainness

humbleness, humility, modesty

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