vain

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
 * 2) Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
 * 3) Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
 * 4) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
 * 2) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
 * 2) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Showy; ostentatious.
 * 1) Showy; ostentatious.

Synonyms

 * ; puffed up; inflated
 * See also Thesaurus:arrogant
 * See also Thesaurus:futile
 * See also Thesaurus:futile

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: şöhrətpərəst
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: vaniteux.
 * Galician: vaidoso
 * Georgian: ფუქსავატი, თავმომწონე, პატივმოყვარე
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: גאוותן
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish: arduallach, mustrach, díomasach
 * Italian: ,
 * Kabuverdianu: janóta, bazófu, bazofe, intxide
 * Ladin: sabe
 * Maori: whakapehapeha, whakahīhī
 * Persian: ایفده
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: mòr às, sgòideasach, sgòideil, uaibhreach, uailleach
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: марносла́вний
 * Welsh:


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: puç,, əbəs, , bihudə
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: overfladisk
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ცარიელი, ამაო, ფუჭი
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: faoin


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:, əbəs, , puç, bihudə
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: forgæves
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: ამაო, ფუჭი
 * German: unnützlich
 * Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀποφώλιος, μάταιος, τηΰσιος ψαινύθιος
 * Hebrew: חסר תועלת
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Irish: in aisce, amú
 * Old Irish: madae, madach
 * Italian:
 * Latin: vānus, cassus
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: forgjeves
 * Nynorsk: forgjeves
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: faoin
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: ,

Etymology 2
A converstion of the adjectival form of vain. The only use of this verb in English appears c. 1628 in the writings of.

Verb

 * 1)  To frustrate.

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) wine

Etymology
Probably an old instructive plural of the stem. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
 * 2) ever when used with an interrogative pronoun
 * 3)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1) ever when used with an interrogative pronoun
 * 2)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely
 * 1)  go ahead, be my guest ; definitely

Etymology
, from, from.

Adjective

 * 1) useless, ineffective, fruitless
 * , shallow
 * , shallow

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1)  vain