vain 音标拼音: [v'en]
a . 徒劳的,徒然的,无效的,空虚的,自负的
徒劳的,徒然的,无效的,空虚的,自负的
vain adj 1 :
characteristic of false pride ;
having an exaggerated sense of self -
importance ; "
a conceited fool "; "
an attitude of self -
conceited arrogance "; "
an egotistical disregard of others "; "
so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty "; "
growing ever more swollen -
headed and arbitrary "; "
vain about her clothes " [
synonym :
{
conceited }, {
egotistic }, {
egotistical }, {
self -
conceited }, {
swollen }, {
swollen -
headed }, {
vain }]
2 :
unproductive of success ; "
a fruitless search "; "
futile years after her artistic peak "; "
a sleeveless errand "; "
a vain attempt " [
synonym : {
bootless }, {
fruitless }, {
futile },
{
sleeveless }, {
vain }]
Vain \
Vain \ (
v [=
a ]
n ),
a . [
Compar . {
Vainer };
superl . {
Vainest }.]
[
F .
vain ,
L .
vanus empty ,
void ,
vain .
Cf . {
Vanish }, {
Vanity },
{
Vaunt }
to boast .]
1 .
Having no real substance ,
value ,
or importance ;
empty ;
void ;
worthless ;
unsatisfying . "
Thy vain excuse ." --
Shak .
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Every man walketh in a vain show . --
Ps .
xxxix .
6 .
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Let no man deceive you with vain words . --
Eph .
v .
6 .
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Vain pomp ,
and glory of this world ,
I hate ye !
--
Shak .
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Vain wisdom all ,
and false philosophy . --
Milton .
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2 .
Destitute of force or efficacy ;
effecting no purpose ;
fruitless ;
ineffectual ;
as ,
vain toil ;
a vain attempt .
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Bring no more vain oblations . --
Isa .
i .
13 .
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Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which the pile sustain .
--
Dryden .
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3 .
Proud of petty things ,
or of trifling attainments ;
having a high opinion of one '
s own accomplishments with slight reason ;
conceited ;
puffed up ;
inflated .
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But wilt thou know ,
O vain man ,
that faith apart from works is barren ? --
James ii .
20 (
Rev .
Ver .).
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The minstrels played on every side ,
Vain of their art . --
Dryden .
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4 .
Showy ;
ostentatious .
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Load some vain church with old theatric state .
--
Pope .
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Syn :
Empty ;
worthless ;
fruitless ;
ineffectual ;
idle ;
unreal ;
shadowy ;
showy ;
ostentatious ;
light ;
inconstant ;
deceitful ;
delusive ;
unimportant ;
trifling .
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Vain \
Vain \,
n .
Vanity ;
emptiness ; --
now used only in the phrase {
in vain }.
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{
For vain }.
See {
In vain }. [
Obs .] --
Shak .
{
In vain },
to no purpose ;
without effect ;
ineffectually . "
In vain doth valor bleed ." --
Milton . "
In vain they do worship me ." --
Matt .
xv .
9 .
{
To take the name of God in vain },
to use the name of God with levity or profaneness .
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147 Moby Thesaurus words for "
vain ":
Gascon ,
abortive ,
absurd ,
airy ,
arrogant ,
asinine ,
barren ,
baseless ,
boastful ,
boasting ,
bootless ,
bootlessly ,
braggart ,
bragging ,
catchpenny ,
cocky ,
complacent ,
conceited ,
consequential ,
counterproductive ,
coxcombical ,
dandyish ,
delusive ,
delusory ,
doomed ,
effete ,
egocentric ,
egoistic ,
egotistical ,
empty ,
etiolated ,
fanfaron ,
fanfaronading ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
feckless ,
flimsy ,
foolish ,
foppish ,
foredoomed ,
fribble ,
fribbling ,
frivolous ,
frothy ,
fruitless ,
fruitlessly ,
futile ,
futilely ,
gasconading ,
groundless ,
haughty ,
hollow ,
idle ,
ill -
founded ,
improperly ,
in vain ,
inadequate ,
inane ,
ineffective ,
ineffectual ,
inefficacious ,
inoperative ,
invalid ,
light ,
misleading ,
narcissan ,
narcissine ,
narcissistic ,
narcistic ,
nugacious ,
nugatory ,
of no force ,
otiose ,
overproud ,
overweening ,
paltry ,
petty ,
pointless ,
profitless ,
proud ,
puny ,
self -
admiring ,
self -
advertising ,
self -
applauding ,
self -
approving ,
self -
assuming ,
self -
complacent ,
self -
conceited ,
self -
congratulating ,
self -
congratulatory ,
self -
content ,
self -
contented ,
self -
delighting ,
self -
endeared ,
self -
esteeming ,
self -
flattering ,
self -
glorious ,
self -
gratulating ,
self -
gratulatory ,
self -
important ,
self -
lauding ,
self -
loving ,
self -
respecting ,
self -
satisfied ,
self -
sufficient ,
self -
vaunting ,
shallow ,
silly ,
slender ,
slight ,
smug ,
sterile ,
stuck -
up ,
superficial ,
thrasonic ,
thrasonical ,
trifling ,
trite ,
trivial ,
unavailable ,
unavailing ,
unbased ,
unfounded ,
ungrounded ,
unproductive ,
unprofitable ,
unsuccessful ,
unsuccessfully ,
unsupportable ,
unsupported ,
unsustainable ,
unsustained ,
untenable ,
unwarranted ,
useless ,
vacuous ,
vainglorious ,
vainly ,
valueless ,
vapid ,
vaporing ,
vaunting ,
void ,
windy ,
without basis ,
without foundation ,
worthless
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