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              "mean": "Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.\n1959, Leo Rosten, The return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N\nEvery writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed."
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              "mean": "Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.\nc. 1590–1591 (date written),  William Shakespeare,  “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in  Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London:    Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :I will not hear thy vain excuse\n1611,  The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London:    Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Ephesians 5:6:Let no man deceive you with vain words.\n1667,  John Milton,  “Book II”, in  Paradise Lost. , London:    , , →OCLC; republished as  Paradise Lost in Ten Books: , London: Basil Montagu Pickering , 1873, →OCLC:Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy."
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              "mean": "Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.\nvain toil    a vain attempt\n1697,  Virgil,  “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. , London:    Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC:Vain is the force of man / To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.\n1922,  Ben Travers,  chapter 6, in  A Cuckoo in the Nest:But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion."
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              "mean": "Showy; ostentatious.\n1735,  Alexander Pope,  “Epistle IV. To Richard Earl of Burlington.”, in  The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume II, London:    J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver , →OCLC, lines 25–30, page 40:Yet ſhall (my Lord) your juſt, your noble Rules / Fill half the land with imitating Fools: / VVho random dravvings from your ſheets ſhall take, / And of one beauty many blunders make; / Load ſome vain Church with old Theatric State, / Turn Arcs of Triumph to a Garden-gate,"
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