In vain - definition of in vain by The Free Dictionary

1. To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain. 2. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's ... Invain-definitionofinvainbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/in+vainPrinterFriendly invainAlsofoundin:Thesaurus,Medical,Idioms,Encyclopedia. vain (vān)adj.vain·er,vain·est1.Notyieldingthedesiredoutcome;fruitless:avainattempt.2.Lackingsubstanceorworth:vaintalk.3.Havingorshowingexcessiveprideinone'sappearanceoraccomplishments;conceited.4.ArchaicFoolish.Idiom:invain1.Tonoavail;withoutsuccess:Ourlaborwasinvain.2.Inanirreverentordisrespectfulmanner:tooktheLord'snameinvain.[MiddleEnglish,fromOldFrench,fromLatinvānus,empty;seeeuə-inIndo-Europeanroots.]vain′lyadv.vain′nessn.Synonyms:vain,empty,hollow,idle,otioseTheseadjectivesmeanlackingvalueorsubstance:vainregrets;emptypleasures;hollowthreats;idledreams;otiosetheoreticaldiscussions.SeeAlsoSynonymsatfutile.AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved. ThesaurusAntonymsRelatedWordsSynonymsLegend:SwitchtonewthesaurusAdv.1.invain-tonoavail;"helookedforherinvain";"thecityfatherstriedvainlytofindasolution"vainlyBasedonWordNet3.0,Farlexclipartcollection.©2003-2012PrincetonUniversity,FarlexInc. Translationsبِدونجَدْوىmarněforgævesvergebensvergeblichumsonstenbaldeenvanoturhaanenvainvainementuzaluduzaludnohiábaárangurslausttileinskisunniðfyrirgýgárangurslausinvanoinutilmenteincassumtevergeefsforgjevesemvãoнапрасноförgävesboşyereboşuna徒劳vain(vein)adjective1.havingtoomuchprideinone'sappearance,achievementsetc;conceited.She'sveryvainabouthergoodlooks.ydelمَغْرور،مَزْهوсуетенvaidosonafoukanýeitelforfængeligματαιόδοξοςvanidoso,presumidoedevمغرورturhamainenvaniteuxמִתרַברֵבअपनीउपलबधियोंपरबहुतशानकरना,बहुतदिखावाकरनाumišljenhiúsombonghégómlegur,sjálfumglaðurvanitosoうぬぼれた허영심(자만심)이강한tuščiagarbisiedomīgsbermegahijdelforfengeligpróżnyvaidosova­ni­tosтщеславныйmárnivý,nafúkanýdomišljavtaštfåfängหยิ่ง;ทรนงkibirli,kendinibeğenmiş自負的самовдоволенийخودپسندkiêungạo,tựphụ自负的2.unsuccessful.Hemadeavainattempttoreachthedrowningwoman.onsuksesvolغَيْرناجِح،باطِل،عَقيمбезрезултатенvãomarnývergeblichforgævesμάταιοςvanoedutuبینتیجهhyödytönvainלשוואनिष्फलneuspješanhiábavalósia-siaárangurslausvanoむだな보람없는,무익한tuščias,bergždžiasneveiksmīgs;veltīgssia-siavergeefsforgjevesdaremnyvãozadarnic,inutilтщетныйneúspešnýbrezuspešenuzaludanfruktlös,fåfängไม่สำเร็จboş,yararsız徒勞的марний,даремнийناکامkhôngthànhcông徒劳的3.empty;meaningless.vainthreats;vainpromises.leë,betekenisloosفارِغ،باطِل،لامعْنىلهнапразенvãoprázdnýleernytteløsκενός,ψεύτικοςvano,vacíotühiپوچ؛واهیturhavideשוואखोखला,निरर्थकisprazanüreskosonginnantómurvano無益な공허한,근거없는tuščiastukšssia-siaijdeltom,intetsigendeczczyvãofărărostпустойprázdnyprazenprazantomอย่างไร้ผลanlamsız,yararsız無意義的пустий;поверховийخالي،بےمعنيrỗngtuếch,vônghĩa空虚的，无效的ˈvainlyadverbunsuccessfully.Hesearchedvainlyforthetreasure.sondersuksesبدونجَدوىнеуспешноemvãomarněvergeblichforgævesμάταιαenvano,inútilmenteedutultبیهودهturhaanvainementלשוואव्यर्थमेंneuspješnohiába(valóan)dengansia-siaárangurslaustvanamenteむだに헛되이veltui,tuščiaineveiksmīgi;veltīgidgnsia-siatevergeefsutenhell,forgjevesnaprożnoemvãoînzadarтщетноneúspešnezamanuzaludnofåfängt,förgävesอย่างไร้ประโยชน์boşuboşuna徒勞地марно,даремноناکاميکےساتھkhôngthànhcông徒劳地vanity(ˈvӕnəti)noun1.excessiveadmirationofoneself;conceit.Vanityisherchieffault.ydelheidزَهْو،غُرورсуетаvaidademarnivostdieEitelkeitselvoptagethedματαιοδοξίαvanidadedevusتکبرturhamaisuusvanitéיהירות,גנדרנותगर्वumišljenosthiúságsikapsombonghégómagirndvanità虚栄心자만심tuštybėiedomībarasamegahdiriijdelheidforfengelighetpróżnośćvaidadeva­ni­tateтщеславиеmárnivosťnečimrnosttaštinafåfängaความหยิ่งยโสkendinibeğenmişlik,kibir虛榮心порожнійгонор;марнославствоبےجاغرورtínhkiêungạo,tựphụ虚荣心2.worthlessnessorpointlessness.thevanityofhumanambition.ydelheidبُطْلان،عُقْمбезмисленостfutilidademarnostdieNichtigkeitmeningsløshedματαιότηταvanidad,inutilidadtühisusبیهودگیturhuusvanitéהֲבָלִיםअसारताispraznosthiábavalóságkesia-siaanfánÿti,hégómivanitàむなしさ무가치,하찮음tuštumas,niekingumasniecībakesia-siaanvruchteloosheidfånytte,tomhetdaremność,czczośćfutilidadedeşertăciuneсуетностьmárnosťničevostuzaludnostfåfänglighet,meningslöshetความไร้ผลhiçlik,nafileleik無價值，無意義суєтність,марністьکھوکھلاپن،تہيدامنيchuyệnphùhoa无价值的东西invainwithnosuccess.Hetriedinvaintoopenthelockeddoor.onsuksesvolبِدونجَدْوىнапразноemvãomarněvergeblichforgævesμάταια,envanoedutultبیهودهturhaanenvainלשוואव्यर्थ,बेकारbezuspješno,uzaludhiábatidakberhasil,sia-siaárangurslaustinvanoむだに헛되이veltuivelti;veltīgisia-siatevergeefsforgjeves,utenhellnapróżnoemvãoînzadarбезуспешноmárnezamanuzaludförgävesอย่างล้มเหลวboşuna,boşyere徒勞марно,даремноبےمقصدvôvọng徒劳KernermanEnglishMultilingualDictionary©2006-2013KDictionariesLtd. 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