Meaning of vain | Babel Free

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1. Acronym of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason
3. in vain, a. without effect or avail; to no purpose.
4. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
5. unsuccessfully. He searched vainly for the treasure. sonder sukses بدون جَدوى неуспешно em vão marně vergeblich forgæves μάταιαen vano, inútilmente edutult بیهوده turhaan vainementלשווא व्यर्थ में neuspješno hiába(valóan) dengan sia-sia árangurslaust vanamente むだに 헛되이 veltui, tuščiai neveiksmīgi; veltīgi dgn sia-sia tevergeefsuten hell, forgjeves na prożno em vão în zadar тщетно neúspešne zaman uzaludno fåfängt, förgäves อย่างไร้ประโยชน์ boşu boşuna 徒勞地 марно, даремно ناکامي کے ساتھ không thà...
6. Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile
7. with no success. He tried in vain to open the locked door. onsuksesvol بِدون جَدْوى напразно em vão marně vergeblich forgæves μάταια, en vano edutult بیهوده turhaan en vainלשווא व्यर्थ, बेकार bezuspješno, uzalud hiába tidak berhasil, sia-sia árangurslaust invano むだに 헛되이 veltui velti; veltīgi sia-sia tevergeefsforgjeves, uten hell na próżno em vão în zadar безуспешно márne zaman uzalud förgäves อย่างล้มเหลว boşuna, boş yere 徒勞 марно, даремно بے مقصد vô vọng 徒劳
8. Showy; ostentatious
9. Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless: a vain attempt.
10. To frustrate. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
11. Lacking substance or worth: vain talk.
12. Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
13. Archaic Foolish.
    Archaic
14. To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain.
15. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's name in vain.
16. inordinately proud of one's appearance, possessions, or achievements

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