VAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of vain in English
vain adjective
(NOT SUCCESSFUL )
unsuccessful Our attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. failed The company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product. bad Sales have been really bad this quarter. fruitless All our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway. unfruitful The negotiations were unfruitful.
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vain adjective
(SELFISH )
(Definition of vain from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
vain | American Dictionary
vain adjective [-er/-est only]
(UNSUCCESSFUL )
vain adjective [-er/-est only]
(SELFISH )
(Definition of vain from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of vain
vain
As he quite logically pointed out, no one would be vain of literacy in a society where everyone was literate.
I too hoped and waited for one until now- but in vain .
He could hardly have expounded his position more clearly: quite bluntly, any plans to abolish music are described as vain .
The overarching problem that inspired the controversy is an essential discrepancy that one hopes, in vain , is merely literary or typographical.
The reforming conductor's efforts were in vain ; thus 'rue', an old-fashioned literary word for regret.
Not in vain were the author and reciter of the epic called sarvadarshi, all-seeing.
Their efforts were largely in vain , however, since the separate disciplines tended to continue on their way unaffected by the rhetoric of unity.
I looked in vain for the terms theropod, cynodont and perissodactyl and yet some 10% of the definitions are apparently devoted to palaeontology.
The choice has been problematic and those familiar with the historic issues of the journal may search in vain for their favourites.
Schlageter's life had thus been pointless, his death in vain .
The vain pathos of the tortoises' courtship was reinforced by their superficial appearance.
In vain would they assemble for this purpose the wisest statisticians, the most expert merchants, the most skilled manufacturers, and the ablest administrators.
In short, it was the moral type of the vain , the superficial and the narcissistic, and the only emotion it could inspire was 'contempt'.
Their main arguments were moral-theological: experimentation and the use of microscopes were vain and wicked.
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.
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Translations of vain
in Chinese (Traditional)
不成功的, 徒勞的, 枉然的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不成功的, 徒劳的, 枉然的…
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vano, inútil, vanidoso…
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inútil, vaidoso, vaidoso/-osa…
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व्यर्थ, अयशस्वी, मूल्य नसलेले…
kendinden başkasını görmeyen, kendini beğenmiş, mağrur…
vain/-e, vaniteux/-euse, vaniteux…
வெற்றியுறாத, எந்த மதிப்பும் இல்லை, உங்கள் சொந்த தோற்றம் அல்லது சாதனைகளில் மிகவும் ஆர்வமாக இருக்கிறேன்…
નિરર્થક, વ્યર્થ, મિથ્યાડંબરી…
forfængelig, forgæves, nytteløs…
forgjeves, forfengelig, tom…
بے بنیاد, بے حقیقت, بے مقصد…
самовдоволений, марний, даремний…
тщеславный, самовлюбленный…
వ్యర్థం / విజయవంతం కానిది, విలువ లేనిది, మీ వేషభాషలు లేదా విజయాల మీద చాలా ఆసక్తితో ఉండడం…
مَغْرور, مُتَباهٍ, بلا جَدوى…
বৃথা, দাম্ভিক, অত্যাধিক সচেতন…
nafoukaný, marný, prázdný…
sombong, sia-sia, kosong…
kiêu ngạo, tự phụ, không thành công…
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