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41vain */ — UK [veɪn] / US adjective Word forms vain : adjective vain comparative vainer superlative vainest 1) showing disapproval someone who is vain is very proud and thinks they are very attractive or special He was vain about his looks, spending hours… …
42vain — vainly, adv. vainness, n. /vayn/, adj., vainer, vainest. 1. excessively proud of or concerned about one s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy. 2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks. 3.… …
43Vain (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Vain caption = sire = Wilkes grandsire = Court Martial dam = Elated damsire = Orgoglio sex = Stallion foaled = 1966 country = Australia colour = Chestnut breeder = Walter, Fred and George Johnson owner …
44vain — adjective 1 someone who is vain is very proud of their good looks, abilities, or position; conceited 2 in vain without success in spite of your efforts: I tried in vain to get Sue to come with us. 3 vain attempt/hope/effort etc an attempt, hope… …
45vain — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one s own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 useless; followed by no good result (in the vain hope of dissuading them). Phrases and idioms: in vain without …
46vain — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus more at wane Date: 14th century 1. having no real value ; idle, worthless < vain pretensions > 2. marked by futility or ineffectualness ; unsuccessful,… …
47Vain Glory Opera — Infobox Album | Name = Vain Glory Opera Type = studio Artist = Edguy Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Power metal Length = 51:31 Label = AFM Records Producer = Timo Tolkki Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg …
48vain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. proud, conceited; futile, fruitless; trivial. See vanity, uselessness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Possessing unwarranted self esteem] Syn. proud, arrogant, haughty; see egotistic 2 . 2 …
49vain — [[t]veɪn[/t]] adj. er, est 1) excessively proud of or concerned about one s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc 2) proceeding from or showing personal vanity 3) futile: vain efforts[/ex] 4) without real significance 5) archaic senseless… …
50vain — adj., inutile, (ep. d efforts) : inutilo, a, e (Albanais.001), d(è) bada (001, Annecy.003, Thônes.004, Villards Thônes). A1) vain, vide, (ep. des plaisirs) : wédo, a, e (001). A2) (en) vain, pour rien, vainement, inutilement : pè vain rê / ryin… …
