marnivý

Czech

Etymology

marnit

Adjective

marnivý

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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