in vain
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in vain
adverb more in vain · most in vain
- Without success or a result; ending in failure. […]that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain[…]
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In a disrespectful manner, without honoring the proper meaning; insincerely or without proper respect.
Thou ſhalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine:[…]
Similar: vainly
adjective more in vain · most in vain
- Unsuccessful, failed. Their efforts were in vain and he succumbed to his injuries.
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adv without success
| Español | en vano, en balde, inútilmente, de balde, de momio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헛되이 heotdoei |
| 日本語 | 無益の mueki no |
| 中文 | 徒然 túrán, 白白 báibái, 無益 /无益 wúyì, 徒勞 /徒劳 túláo, 一場空 /一场空 |
| Português | em vão, inutilmente, debalde |
| Français | en vain, inutilement |
| Deutsch | vergebens, vergeblich, umsonst |
| Italiano | invano |
| Ελληνικά | μάταια mátaia, του κάκου tou kákou, εις μάτην eis mátin, επί ματαίω epí mataío |
| Română | degeaba, în zadar |
| Русский | напра́сно naprásno, зря zrja, да́ром dárom, тще́тно tščétno, впусту́ю vpustúju, всу́е vsúje |
| Tiếng Việt | hoài |
| العربية | عَبَثًا ʕabaṯan, سُدًى sudan |
adv disrespectful manner
| Español | a la ligera |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 褻瀆地 /亵渎地 xièdú de |
| Português | em vão |
| Français | à la légère |
| Deutsch | eitel, lästerlich, missbräuchlich, respektlos |
| Italiano | invano, alla leggera, disdicevolmente |
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@misc{in_vain_2026,
title = {in vain},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20vain},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
