mincing vs vain

mincing

adj
  • Affectedly dainty. 

noun
  • The act by which something is minced. 

  • Affected dainty speech or movement. 

vain

adj
  • Showy; ostentatious. 

  • Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. 

  • Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. 

  • Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. 

How often have the words mincing and vain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )