Arrogant vs. Vain — What's the Difference?

Having or displaying excessive pride in oneself or an excessive sense of self-importance.

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth

Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority over others

Producing no result; useless

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless

Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; - applied to persons.

Lacking substance or worth

Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; - applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior.

Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.

Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride;

(Archaic) Foolish.

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.

Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.

Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.

Showy; ostentatious.

Vanity; emptiness; - now used only in the phrase in vain.

Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;

Unproductive of success;