"vain" meaning in Anglais

See vain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \veɪn\, \veɪn\, veɪn Audio: En-us-vain.ogg Forms: vainer [comparative], vainest [superlative], more vain [comparative], most vain [superlative]
  1. Frivole, vain, vaniteux.
    Sense id: fr-vain-en-adj-jyjL8hDX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vainly Derived forms (en vain): in vain

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adverbes en finnois",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en finnois",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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    {
      "sense": "en vain",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De l’ancien français vain (« vain »), du latin vanus « vide »."
  ],
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    {
      "form": "vainer",
      "ipas": [
        "\\veɪn.ɚ\\",
        "\\veɪn.ə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vainest",
      "ipas": [
        "\\veɪn.ɪst\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more vain",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˌmɔɹ veɪn\\",
        "\\ˌmɔː veɪn\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most vain",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˌmoʊst veɪn\\",
        "\\ˌməʊst veɪn\\"
      ],
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "He died in a vain attempt to save his comrade.",
          "translation": "Il mourut dans une vaine tentative de sauver son camarade."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Vain Little Mouse",
          "translation": "La Vaniteuse petite souris"
        }
      ],
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        "Frivole, vain, vaniteux."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "sense": "en vain",
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    },
    {
      "word": "vainly"
    }
  ],
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    "De l’ancien français vain (« vain »), du latin vanus « vide »."
  ],
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        "\\veɪn.ɚ\\",
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      ],
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        "\\veɪn.ɪst\\"
      ],
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        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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        "\\ˌmɔɹ veɪn\\",
        "\\ˌmɔː veɪn\\"
      ],
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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        "\\ˌmoʊst veɪn\\",
        "\\ˌməʊst veɪn\\"
      ],
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "He died in a vain attempt to save his comrade.",
          "translation": "Il mourut dans une vaine tentative de sauver son camarade."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Vain Little Mouse",
          "translation": "La Vaniteuse petite souris"
        }
      ],
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        "Frivole, vain, vaniteux."
      ]
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