Czech edit

Etymology edit

From marnit +‎ -ivý.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

marnivý

  1. vain, conceited
  2. vain, showy (overly interested in one's dress, appearance etc)

Usage notes edit

  • In the "vain, showy" sense best translatable into English as foppish, but in Czech used (in the feminine form marnivá) for women as well, maybe even more often than for men.

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Further reading edit

  • marnivý in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • marnivý in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • marnivý in Internetová jazyková příručka