How vain, without the merit, is the name.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.
I have been vain since birth.
I have never been vain. I don't take myself seriously. I don't consider myself sexy or good-looking.
It really annoys me that I'm vain, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to discard that tendency.
I don't think I'm vain... but I do like to be lit well.
There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.
I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was.
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.
The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.