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 |
| FUTILE | 8 % | 6 |
| OTIOSE | 8 % | 6 |
| PROUDASAPEACOCK | 4 % | 15 |
| PROUD | 4 % | 5 |
| SELFCENTERED | 4 % | 12 |
| STUCKONONESELF | 2 % | 14 |
| SWELLHEADED | 2 % | 11 |
| EGOTISTIC | 2 % | 9 |
| FRUITLESS | 2 % | 9 |
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 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 OTIOSE
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)