"vain" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /veɪn/ Audio: en-us-vain.ogg Forms: vainer [comparative], more vain [comparative], vainest [superlative], most vain [superlative]
enPR: vān Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle English veyn, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|veyn}} Middle English veyn, {{der|en|fro|vain}} Old French vain, {{der|en|la|vānus||empty}} Latin vānus (“empty”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁weh₂-}} Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} vain (comparative vainer or more vain, superlative vainest or most vain)
  1. Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. Synonyms (overly proud of oneself): conceited, puffed up, inflated Derived forms (in vain): Richard of York gave battle in vain, take someone's name in vain Translations (overly proud of one's appearance): սնապարծ (snaparc) (Armenian), şöhrətpərəst (Azerbaijani), суетен (sueten) (Bulgarian), тщеславен (tšteslaven) (Bulgarian), vanitós (Catalan), ijdel (Dutch), turhamainen (Finnish), vaniteux. (French), vaidoso [masculine] (Galician), ფუქსავატი (puksavaṭi) (Georgian), თავმომწონე (tavmomc̣one) (Georgian), პატივმოყვარე (ṗaṭivmoq̇vare) (Georgian), eitel (German), ματαιόδοξος (mataiódoxos) (Greek), גאוותן (ga'avtán) (Hebrew), hiú (Hungarian), öntelt (Hungarian), önelégült (Hungarian), beképzelt (Hungarian), arduallach (Irish), mustrach (Irish), díomasach (Irish), vanitoso (Italian), vanesio (Italian), janóta (Kabuverdianu), bazófu (Kabuverdianu), bazofe (Kabuverdianu), intxide (Kabuverdianu), sabe (Ladin), whakapehapeha (Maori), whakahīhī (Maori), ایفده (ifode) (Persian), próżny (Polish), vaidoso [masculine] (Portuguese), vão (Portuguese), тщесла́вный (tščeslávnyj) (Russian), показно́й (pokaznój) (Russian), mòr às (Scottish Gaelic), sgòideasach (Scottish Gaelic), sgòideil (Scottish Gaelic), uaibhreach (Scottish Gaelic), uailleach (Scottish Gaelic), vanidoso (Spanish), fåfäng (Swedish), марносла́вний (marnoslávnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), balch (Welsh)
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  2. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. Translations (based on very little substance): դատարկ (datark) (Armenian), puç (Azerbaijani), boş (Azerbaijani), əbəs (Azerbaijani), nahaq (Azerbaijani), bihudə (Azerbaijani), празен (prazen) (Bulgarian), безсъдържателен (bezsǎdǎržatelen) (Bulgarian), va (Catalan), overfladisk (Danish), turha (Finnish), frivole (French), ცარიელი (carieli) (Georgian), ამაო (amao) (Georgian), ფუჭი (puč̣i) (Georgian), alaptalan (Hungarian), üres (Hungarian), overfladisk (Norwegian), vazio (Portuguese), пусто́й (pustój) (Russian), беспло́дный (besplódnyj) (Russian), तुच्छ (tuccha) (Sanskrit), faoin (Scottish Gaelic)
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  3. Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. Synonyms (pointless): pointless, futile, fruitless, ineffectual Translations (pointless, futile): ἀποφώλιος (apophṓlios) (Ancient Greek), μάταιος (mátaios) (Ancient Greek), τηΰσιος ψαινύθιος (tēǘsios) (Ancient Greek), ունայն (unayn) (Armenian), nahaq (Azerbaijani), əbəs (Azerbaijani), boş (Azerbaijani), puç (Azerbaijani), bihudə (Azerbaijani), напразен (naprazen) (Bulgarian), безполезен (bezpolezen) (Bulgarian), va (Catalan), marný [masculine] (Czech), forgæves (Danish), nutteloos (Dutch), tevergeefs (Dutch), vana (Esperanto), turha (Finnish), tyhjä (Finnish), hyödytön (Finnish), vain (French), futile (French), ამაო (amao) (Georgian), ფუჭი (puč̣i) (Georgian), unnützlich (German), 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (halks) (Gothic), μάταιος (mátaios) (Greek), חסר תועלת (khasár to'élet) (Hebrew), hiábavaló (Hungarian), céltalan (Hungarian), hiú (Hungarian), felesleges (Hungarian), in aisce (Irish), amú (Irish), vano (Italian), vānus (Latin), cassus (Latin), forgjeves (Norwegian Bokmål), forgjeves (Norwegian Nynorsk), madae (Old Irish), madach (Old Irish), vão (Portuguese), тще́тный (tščétnyj) (Russian), напра́сный (naprásnyj) (Russian), су́етный (sújetnyj) (Russian), faoin (Scottish Gaelic), vano (Spanish), vacuo (Spanish), fåfäng (Swedish), gwag (Welsh), ofer (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-vain-en-adj-UdTvS5IF Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 38 34 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 40 16 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 36 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 42 17 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 37 37 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 31 11 20 Disambiguation of 'pointless': 3 10 85 2 Disambiguation of 'pointless, futile': 2 5 92 1
  4. Showy; ostentatious. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-vain-en-adj-DbSXqQIW Disambiguation of Personality: 37 5 4 54 0 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 37 37 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 31 11 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wayn [obsolete], narcissistic, self-adoring, self-admiring, self-obsessed, vain, vainglorious Hypernyms: coxcombical, proud, self-absorbed Derived forms: vainness, vainly Related terms: vanity, one-dimensional, shallow, superficial, arrogance, beauty
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /veɪn/ Audio: en-us-vain.ogg Forms: vains [present, singular, third-person], vaining [participle, present], vained [participle, past], vained [past]
enPR: vān Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: A converstion of the adjectival form of vain. The only use of this verb in English appears c. 1628 in the writings of Owen Felltham. Head templates: {{en-verb}} vain (third-person singular simple present vains, present participle vaining, simple past and past participle vained)
  1. (transitive, rare, dated, obsolete) To frustrate. Tags: dated, obsolete, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-vain-en-verb-yORV7JVQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wayn [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "puksavaṭi",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "ფუქსავატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "tavmomc̣one",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "თავმომწონე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "ṗaṭivmoq̇vare",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "პატივმოყვარე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "eitel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mataiódoxos",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "ματαιόδοξος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ga'avtán",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "גאוותן"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "hiú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "öntelt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "önelégült"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "beképzelt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
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          "word": "arduallach"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
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          "word": "mustrach"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
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          "word": "díomasach"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "vanitoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "it",
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          "word": "vanesio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "kea",
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          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "kea",
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "kea",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "kea",
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          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "intxide"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "sabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "whakapehapeha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "whakahīhī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ifode",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "ایفده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "próżny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vaidoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "vão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tščeslávnyj",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "тщесла́вный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pokaznój",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "показно́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "mòr às"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "sgòideasach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "sgòideil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "uaibhreach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "uailleach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "vanidoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "fåfäng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "marnoslávnyj",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "марносла́вний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 5 2 15",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
          "word": "balch"
        }
      ]
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 40 16 0",
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          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 36 14 7",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 42 17 0",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 37 14 13",
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        {
          "_dis": "38 31 11 20",
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          "void"
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          "unsatisfying"
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          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "datark",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "դատարկ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "puç"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "boş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "əbəs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "nahaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "bihudə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prazen",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "празен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezsǎdǎržatelen",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "безсъдържателен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "va"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "overfladisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "turha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "frivole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "carieli",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "ცარიელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "amao",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "ამაო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "puč̣i",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "ფუჭი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "alaptalan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "üres"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "overfladisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "vazio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pustój",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "пусто́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "besplódnyj",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "беспло́дный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "tuccha",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "तुच्छ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 65 8 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "based on very little substance",
          "word": "faoin"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 40 16 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 36 14 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 42 17 0",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 37 14 13",
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          "name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 31 11 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "_dis1": "3 10 85 2",
          "sense": "pointless",
          "word": "pointless"
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          "_dis1": "3 10 85 2",
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          "word": "futile"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 10 85 2",
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 10 85 2",
          "sense": "pointless",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "unayn",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "ունայն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "nahaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "əbəs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "boş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "puç"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "bihudə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "naprazen",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "напразен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezpolezen",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "безполезен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "va"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "marný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "forgæves"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "nutteloos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "tevergeefs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "vana"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "turha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "tyhjä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "hyödytön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "vain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "futile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "amao",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "ამაო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "puč̣i",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "ფუჭი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "unnützlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "halks",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mátaios",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "μάταιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "apophṓlios",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "ἀποφώλιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "mátaios",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "μάταιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "tēǘsios",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "τηΰσιος ψαινύθιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khasár to'élet",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "חסר תועלת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "hiábavaló"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "céltalan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "hiú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "felesleges"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "in aisce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 92 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pointless, futile",
          "word": "amú"
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      "word": "սնապարծ"
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      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "ფუქსავატი"
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      "word": "თავმომწონე"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "ایفده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "próżny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vaidoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "vão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tščeslávnyj",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "тщесла́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokaznój",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "показно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "mòr às"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "sgòideasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "sgòideil"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "uaibhreach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "uailleach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "vanidoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "fåfäng"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "marnoslávnyj",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "марносла́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "overly proud of one's appearance",
      "word": "balch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "datark",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "դատարկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "puç"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "boş"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "əbəs"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "nahaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "bihudə"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prazen",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "празен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezsǎdǎržatelen",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "безсъдържателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "va"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "turha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "frivole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "carieli",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "ცარიელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "amao",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "ამაო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "puč̣i",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "ფუჭი"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "alaptalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "üres"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "vazio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pustój",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "пусто́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besplódnyj",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "беспло́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "tuccha",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "तुच्छ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "based on very little substance",
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "unayn",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "ունայն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "nahaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "əbəs"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "boş"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "puç"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "bihudə"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naprazen",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "напразен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezpolezen",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "безполезен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "va"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "forgæves"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "nutteloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "tevergeefs"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "turha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "tyhjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "hyödytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "futile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "amao",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "ამაო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "puč̣i",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "ფუჭი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "unnützlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "halks",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "μάταιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apophṓlios",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "ἀποφώλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "μάταιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "tēǘsios",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "τηΰσιος ψαινύθιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khasár to'élet",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "חסר תועלת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "hiábavaló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "céltalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "hiú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "felesleges"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "in aisce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "amú"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "madae"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "madach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vano"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vānus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "cassus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "forgjeves"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "forgjeves"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tščétnyj",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "тще́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naprásnyj",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "напра́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sújetnyj",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "су́етный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "vacuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "fåfäng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "gwag"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "pointless, futile",
      "word": "ofer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vain"
}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn/1 syllable",
    "en:Personality"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "A converstion of the adjectival form of vain. The only use of this verb in English appears c. 1628 in the writings of Owen Felltham.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vains",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaining",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vained",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vained",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To frustrate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "frustrate"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, rare, dated, obsolete) To frustrate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "obsolete",
        "rare",
        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/veɪn/"
    },
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      "homophone": "vane"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vein"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-vain.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-us-vain.ogg/En-us-vain.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/En-us-vain.ogg"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "vān"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "wayn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Owen Felltham"
  ],
  "word": "vain"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": psainúthios vs. tēǘsios",
  "path": [
    "vain"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "vain",
  "trace": ""
}

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