English-Thai Dictionary

vain

ADJ ซึ่ง ไร้ประโยชน์  ซึ่ง ไม่มี สาระ  empty fruitless humble modest sueng–rai-pra-yod

 

vainglory

N ความทะนง ตัว  ความ เห่อเหิม  ความ โอ้อวด  arrogant boasting self-praise kwam-ta-nong-tua

 

vainly

ADV อย่าง ไร้ประโยชน์  yang–rai-pra-yod

 

vainness

N ความ ถือตัว  ความ ไร้ประโยชน์  kwam-tue-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VAIN

a.[L. vanus; Eng. wan, wane, want. ] 1. Empty; worthless; having no substance, value or importance. 1 Peter 1:18.
To your vain answer will you have recourse.
Every man walketh in a vain show. Psalm 39:6.
Why do the people imagine a vain thing? Psalm 2:1.
2. Fruitless; ineffectual. All attempts, all efforts were vain.
Vain is the force of man.
3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; elated with a high opinion of one's own accomplishments, or with things more showy than valuable; conceited.
The minstrels play'd on every side, vain of their art -
4. Empty; unreal; as a vain chimers.
5. Showy; ostentatious.
Load some vain church with old theatric state.
6. Light; inconstant; worthless. Proverbs 12:11.
7. Empty; unsatisfying. The pleasures of life are vain.
8. False; deceitful; not genuine; spurious. James 1:26.
9. Not effectual; having no efficacy
Bring no more vain oblations. Isaiah 1:13.
In vain, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectual.
In vain they do worship me. Matthew 15:9.
To take the name of God in vain, to use the name of God with levity or profaneness.

 

VAINGLORIOUS

a.[vain and glorious. ] 1. Vain to excess of one's own achievements; elated beyond due measure; boastful.
Vainglorious man.
2. Boastful; proceeding from vanity.
Arrogant and vainglorious expression.

 

VAINGLORIOUSLY

adv. With empty pride.

 

VAINGLORY

n.[vain and glory. ] Exclusive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind. He hath nothing of vainglory.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory. Philippians 2:2.

 

VAINLY

adv. 1. Without effect; to no purpose; ineffectually; in vain.
In weak complaints you vainly waste your breath.
2. Boastingly; with vaunting; proudly; arrogantly.
Humility teaches us not to think vainly nor vauntingly of ourselves.
3. Idly; foolishly.
Nor vainly hope to be invulnerable.

 

VAINNESS

n. 1. The state of being vain; inefficacy; ineffectualness; as the vainness of efforts.
2. Empty pride; vanity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VAIN

Vain, a. [Compar. Vainer; superl. Vainest.] Etym: [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. Every man walketh in a vain show. Ps. xxxix. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words. Eph. v. 6.Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye! Shak. Vain visdom all, and false philosophy. Milton.

 

2. Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt. Bring no more vain oblations. Isa. i. 13. Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. Dryden.

 

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. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren James ii. 2 (Rev. Ver. ). The minstrels played on every side, Vain of their art. Dryden.

 

4. Showy; ostentatious. Load some vain church with old theatric state. Pope.

 

Syn. -- Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal; shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant; deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling.

 

VAIN

VAIN Vain, n.

 

Defn: Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain. 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.

 

VAINGLORIOUS

VAINGLORIOUS Vain `glo "ri *ous, a.

 

Defn: Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful. "Arrogant and vainglorious expression. " Sir M. Hale. -- Vain `glo "ri *ous *ly, adv. -- Vain `glo "ri *ous *ness, n.

 

VAINGLORY

Vain `glo "ry, n. Etym: [Vain + glory. ]

 

Defn: Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness. He had nothing of vainglory. Bacon. The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory. Shak.

 

VAINLY

VAINLY Vain "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a vain manner; in vain.

 

VAINNESS

VAINNESS Vain "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being vain.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vain

vain |vān veɪn | ▶adjective 1 having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth: their flattery made him vain. 2 [ attrib. ] producing no result; useless: a vain attempt to tidy up the room | the vain hope of finding work. • having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment: a vain boast. PHRASES in vain without success or a result: they waited in vain for a response. take someone's name in vain use someone's name in a way that shows a lack of respect. DERIVATIVES vain ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘devoid of real worth ’): via Old French from Latin vanus ‘empty, without substance. ’

 

vainglory

vain glo ry |ˈvānˌglôrē, ˌvānˈglôrē veɪnˈɡlɔːri | ▶noun literary inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity. DERIVATIVES vain glo ri ous |ˌvānˈglôrēəs |adjective, vain glo ri ous ly |ˌvānˈglôrēəslē |adverb, vain glo ri ous ness |ˌvānˈglôrēəsnəs |noun ORIGIN Middle English: suggested by Old French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria .

 

Oxford Dictionary

vain

vain |veɪn | ▶adjective 1 having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth: their flattery made him vain | a vain woman with a streak of snobbery. 2 [ attrib. ] producing no result; useless: a vain attempt to tidy up the room | the vain hope of finding work. • having no likelihood of fulfilment; empty: a vain boast. PHRASES in vain without success or a result: they waited in vain for a response. take someone's name in vain use someone's name in a way that shows a lack of respect. DERIVATIVES vainly adverb, vainness |ˈveɪnnɪs |noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘devoid of real worth ’): via Old French from Latin vanus ‘empty, without substance ’.

 

vainglory

vain |glory |veɪnˈglɔːri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] literary inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity. DERIVATIVES vainglorious adjective, vaingloriously adverb, vaingloriousness noun ORIGIN Middle English: suggested by Old French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

vain

vain adjective 1 he was vain about his looks: conceited, narcissistic, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, self-obsessed, egocentric, egotistic, egotistical; proud, arrogant, boastful, cocky, cocksure, immodest, swaggering; informal big-headed; literary vainglorious. ANTONYMS modest. 2 a vain attempt: futile, useless, pointless, to no purpose, hopeless, in vain; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, impotent, unavailing, to no avail, fruitless, profitless, unrewarding, unproductive, unsuccessful, failed, abortive, for nothing; thwarted, frustrated, foiled; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS successful. PHRASES in vain 1 they tried in vain to save him: unsuccessfully, without success, to no avail, to no purpose, fruitlessly. 2 his efforts were in vain. See vain (sense 2 ). 3 she took the Lord's name in vain: irreverently, casually, disrespectfully, flippantly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

vain

vain adjective 1 he was vain about his looks: conceited, narcissistic, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, wrapped up in oneself, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-centred, egotistic, egotistical, egoistic, egocentric, egomaniac; proud, haughty, arrogant, boastful, swaggering, imperious, overweening, cocky, affected; literary vainglorious; rare peacockish; (be vain ) have an excessively high opinion of oneself, think too highly of oneself, think a lot of oneself; informal think one is the cat's whiskers /pyjamas, think one is God's gift (to women ). ANTONYMS modest. 2 a vain attempt to tidy up the room: futile, useless, pointless, worthless, nugatory, to no purpose, in vain; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, impotent, powerless, unavailing, to no avail, fruitless, profitless, unproductive; unsuccessful, failed, without success, abortive, misfired; thwarted, baulked, frustrated, foiled; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS successful, productive. PHRASES in vain 1 they waited in vain for a response: unsuccessfully, vainly, without success, to no avail, to no purpose, ineffectually, with no result, fruitlessly, profitlessly, unproductively. ANTONYMS successfully. 2 his efforts were in vain: futile, useless, pointless, to no purpose, worthless, nugatory; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, impotent, powerless, unavailing, to no avail, fruitless, profitless, unproductive; unsuccessful, without success, abortive; thwarted, baulked, frustrated, foiled; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS successful, productive. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD vain, futile, fruitless, pointless See futile . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

vain

vain vaine adj. adjectif Qui reste sans résultat. : Les recherches ont été vaines: ils n ’ont rien trouvé. SYNONYME inutile . ANTONYME fructueux . LOCUTION En vain Inutilement.

 

vaincre

vaincre v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Triompher de. : Les Anglais ont vaincu les Français sur les plaines d ’Abraham. SYNONYME battre ; défaire ; écraser . 2 Surmonter. : Ils vainquirent tous les obstacles. Note Technique Avec l ’inversion du sujet il ou elle, on écrit vainc-t-il. vaincre Conjugaison Le c du radical de l ’infinitif se maintient au singulier du présent de l ’indicatif et de l ’impératif.

 

vaincu

vaincu , ue adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui a subi une défaite. : L ’équipe vaincue. Les vaincus sont rentrés dans leur pays. SYNONYME perdant .

 

vainement

vainement adv. adverbe Inutilement. : Toute autre action serait tentée vainement. SYNONYME en vain .

 

vainqueur

vainqueur adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif masculin Victorieux. : L ’athlète vainqueur de la course. La journaliste vainqueur du concours. SYNONYME gagnant . Note Technique L ’adjectif féminin victorieuse sert également de forme féminine à l ’adjectif. nom masculin 1 Personne qui a remporté une victoire. : Napoléon, le vainqueur d ’Iéna. SYNONYME triomphateur . 2 Personne qui a gagné une épreuve, un concours, etc. : La vainqueur d ’un débat oratoire. En 2003, les étudiants des HEC ont été les vainqueurs des Jeux du commerce. SYNONYME gagnant ; lauréat . Note Grammaticale Dans Le Nouveau Petit Robert de la langue française 2009 ainsi que dans la 6 e édition du Français au bureau (2005 ), ce mot est maintenant considéré comme épicène, c ’est-à -dire qu ’il est à la fois masculin et féminin et qu ’il ne varie pas selon le genre.

 

Spanish Dictionary

vaina

vaina nombre femenino 1 Envoltura tierna y alargada en la que están encerradas en hilera las semillas de ciertas plantas y que está formada por dos piezas o valvas :las legumbres crecen en vainas; abría las vainas y sacaba las habas .2 Envoltura alargada de ciertas cosas .3 Base de la hoja, más o menos ensanchada, que abraza total o parcialmente la ramita donde se inserta :en la hoja se distinguen tres zonas: la vaina, el pecíolo y el limbo .4 Funda de un material flexible donde se guardan ciertas armas, como espadas, puñales o cuchillos, u otros instrumentos cortantes o punzantes :metió la espada en la vaina y la guardó en el armero .5 Dobladillo ancho de lona fina o lienzo duro que se cose al canto vertical de una bandera y sirve para pasar por dentro de él el cordel con que se iza .6 coloquial Cosa que carece de importancia pero causa molestia, contrariedad o desagrado :se juntaba todas las semanas con un grupo de hombres para hablar de la masculinidad amenazada por las vainas del feminismo .7 nombre común coloquial Persona que es poco seria o responsable :no puede fiarse uno de él, es un vaina sin fundamento .8 nombre femenino Bol, Guat Funda de cuero que se pone a los espolones de los gallos .9 Chile, Colomb, CRica, Cuba, Venez Objeto o asunto cuyo nombre se desconoce o no se quiere mencionar :está demasiado viejo para andar en esas vainas .10 Chile, Colomb, CRica, Venez Situación o asunto confuso, desordenado, problemático o difícil de resolver :volvió un par de horas más tarde diciendo que no había que preocuparse por esa vaina, en efecto había caído el gobierno .SINÓNIMO lío .hacerse el vaina Cuba coloquial Fingir o simular [una persona ] que no ve o no entiende algo presente o manifiesto para no verse obligado a contestar o a actuar en consecuencia .salirse de la vaina Arg, Bol, Nicar, Urug coloquial Ponerse nerviosa [una persona ] y perder el dominio de sí misma :tanto le gritó, que su padre se salió de la vaina y le dio un par de cachetadas .

 

vainazas

vainazas nombre común coloquial Persona descuidada o perezosa .El plural es vainazas .

 

vainica

vainica nombre femenino Labor de costura de adorno que consiste en pequeños calados hechos cortando la trama del tejido y agrupando con puntadas los hilos de la urdimbre .vainica ciega Labor con el efecto de la vainica que se realiza sin sacar los hilos previamente .

 

vainilla

vainilla nombre femenino 1 Planta trepadora de tallos muy largos, verdes y nudosos, hojas perennes y anchas, flores grandes y fruto en forma de vaina carnosa, muy aromático, que contiene pequeñas semillas :la vainilla es originaria de América tropical .2 Fruto de esta planta, en forma de vaina carnosa, muy aromático, y utilizado para dar sabor a las comidas o para dar olor a los perfumes o licores :flan de vainilla .3 Heliotropo (planta ) que crece en América .4 CSur Vainica .5 Arg Producto de panificación dulce, de forma alargada y blando al tacto; suele tomarse en desayunos y meriendas como acompañamiento de una bebida caliente .SINÓNIMO melindro, soletilla, soleta .ETIMOLOGÍA Diminutivo de vaina (V.), por la comparación entre esta y los frutos de la planta, capsulares y en forma de judía .

 

vainillina

vainillina nombre femenino Sustancia olorosa que se extrae de las vainas de vainilla y que es muy utilizada en perfumería y en pastelería; actualmente también se prepara por síntesis .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vain

vain /veɪn / (! vane, veinと同音 ) 〖語源は 「中身のない 」〗(名 )vanity 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人が 〉【外見 能力などについて 】うぬぼれの強い , 鼻にかけた, 自信過剰な «about , of » ▸ Olivia is vain about her looks .オリビアは自分の外見を鼻にかけている ▸ a very vain woman ひどくうぬぼれた女 .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗無益な , むだな (!uselessよりかたい語 ) ▸ He screamed in the vain hope that someone might hear him .彼はだれかに聞こえるのではと思い叫んだがむだだった ▸ Emily closed her eyes in a vain attempt to get some sleep .エミリーは目を閉じ寝ようとしたがだめだった .3 ｟主に文 古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗空虚な, 中身のない ▸ vain promises [threats ]から約束 [こけおどし ].in v á in ｟かたく ｠1 むだに, 成果なく ; 無意味に (!副詞的用法以外に, be動詞の補語として形容詞的にも用いられる ) ▸ I tried in vain to save the child. ≒I tried to save the child (, but ) in vain .子供を救おうとしたがだめだった .2 ｟古 ｠軽々しく, みだりに (→成句 take A's name in vain ).v á in ness 名詞

 

vainglorious

v à in gl ó rious 形容詞 うぬぼれ [虚栄心 ]の強い .～ly 副詞

 

vainly

v á in ly 副詞 1 むだに, 無益に (in vain )▸ We vainly tried to persuade him .私たちは彼を説き伏せようと努めたがむだだった .2 うぬぼれて, 自慢して .