The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IDLE , but the solution may also be USELESS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Wall Street Journal).
Vain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDLE | 47 % | 4 |
| USELESS | 18 % | 7 |
| OTIOSE | 8 % | 6 |
| FUTILE | 8 % | 6 |
| PROUDASAPEACOCK | 4 % | 15 |
| PROUD | 4 % | 5 |
| SELFCENTERED | 4 % | 12 |
| SWELLHEADED | 2 % | 11 |
| EGOTISTIC | 2 % | 9 |
| FRUITLESS | 2 % | 9 |
| STUCKONONESELF | 2 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Vain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- futile
- fruitless
- egotistical
- conceited
- egotistic
- unproductive
- proud
- swollen
- sleeveless
- bootless
- self-conceited
- swollen-headed
Crossword Answer definitions
IDLE noun- An idle animation.
- An idle game.
- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
- Empty, vacant.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- Light-headed; foolish.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied
More clues leading to the result USELESS
- Of no value
- Vain
- Of no help whatsoever
- Like a vestigial organ
- Good-for-nothing
- Ineffectual
- Good for nothing
- Not worth a plugged nickel
- Futile
- Having no point
More clues leading to the result OTIOSE
More clues leading to the result FUTILE
- In vain
- Vain
- To no avail
- Not worth doing
- Useless
- Not effective
- No good
- Completely ineffective
- Pointless
- Fruitless.
More clues leading to the result PROUDASAPEACOCK
- "So" confident
- SELF-SATISFIED
- Showing excessive self-esteem
- Strutting and bragging
- Eminently satisfied with oneself
- Utterly self-satisfied
- Pompous
- Very vain
- Quite vain
- Cliché descended from Chaucer.
More clues leading to the result PROUD
- Button-popping condition
- Puffed up
- Cocky
- Vainglorious
- Self-esteeming
- Vain
- Peacock-like
- Haughty
- Tarquin the ___ (final king of Rome)
- "___ Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revivial hit)
More clues leading to the result SELFCENTERED
More clues leading to the result SWELLHEADED
More clues leading to the result EGOTISTIC
More clues leading to the result FRUITLESS
- To no avail
- Vain.
- Unproductive ... or, literally, a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues