Usage Note
eitel describes excessive concern with one's looks or image, as in ein eitler Schauspieler. Note the dropped 'e' when inflected: ein eitler Mann. An archaic sense means 'mere' or 'pure'.
Examples
"Er ist zu eitel für eine Brille."
Natural Translation
He is too vain for glasses.
Literal Translation
He is too vain for a pair-of-glasses.
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