ijdel
- vain, overly proud (of one's appearance, status etc.)
- idle, in vain, unfounded
- petty, mere, insignificant, worthless
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From Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. Cognate with German eitel, English idle. The common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings.
vruchtafdrijvend
afdrijvend
arogant
vaidoso
vaniteux
vanitós
vanitoso
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