VAIN ENDEAVORS

Meaning of VAIN ENDEAVORS in English

useless efforts, attempt that produces no results

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VAIN — I. ˈvān adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English vain, vein, from Old French, from Latin vanus empty, vain — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAIN — (superl.) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Английский словарь Webster
VAIN — ( superl. ) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VAIN — — vainly , adv. — vainness , n. /vayn/ , adj., vainer, vainest . 1. excessively proud of or concerned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VAIN — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus — more at wane Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VAIN — superl showy; ostentatious. 2. vain ·noun vanity; emptiness; now used only in the phrase in vain. 3. vain ·superl …
Webster English vocab
VAIN — [vain] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vanus empty, vain--more at wane] (14c) 1: having no real value: idle, worthless …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VAIN — / veɪn; NAmE / adjective 1. that does not produce the result you want SYN useless : She closed her …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAIN — vain /veɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin vanus 'empty, vain' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VAIN — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAIN — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAIN — adj.1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 useless; …
Oxford English vocab
VAIN — ( vainer, vainest) 1. A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. The drafting …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAIN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a vain attempt (= one that does not succeed ) ▪ They worked through the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VAIN — (SELFISH) [adjective] -er, -est - too interested in your own appearance or achievementsHe was very vain about his clothes.She's one …
Cambridge English vocab
VAIN — See: IN VAIN, TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
Slang English vocab
VAIN — adj. Function: adjective 1 devoid of worth or significance FF1C; the vain pursuits of a luxurious life FF1E; Synonyms: empty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
VAIN — adjective 1. devoid of worth or significance the vain pursuits of a luxurious life Synonyms: empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
VAIN — adj. 25B6; adjective he was vain about his looks : CONCEITED, narcissistic, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, egotistic, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VAIN — adj. 1 proud, conceited, haughty, arrogant, boastful, egotistical, cocky, self-important, vainglorious, narcissistic, Colloq big-headed, swell-headed, stuck-up, swollen-headed They are so …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VAIN — See: IN VAIN, TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
Словарь английских идиом
VAIN — adjective DUBIOUS : The police did their best to rescue the hostages but in vain. BAD : The police did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный It is vain to protest. ≈ Сопротивление бесполезно. Syn : futile, unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; показной …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENDEAVORS — Пытается
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENDEAVORS — Старание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VAIN — vain.ogg 1. veın n уст. тщета; тщеславие 2. veın a 1. тщетный, напрасный, бесполезный vain regrets - напрасные сожаления vain …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VAIN — 1. veın n уст. тщета; тщеславие 2. veın a 1. тщетный, напрасный, бесполезный vain regrets - напрасные сожаления vain attempt …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный, тщетный It is vain to protest. — Протестовать бесполезно. Syn: futile , unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный, тщетный It is vain to protest. — Протестовать бесполезно. Syn: futile, unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; показной Syn: empty, tawdry, ostentatious 3) тщеславный; самодовольный, самовлюблённый, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VAIN — _a. 1> тщетный; напрасный; vain efforts - напрасные усилия 2> пустой; суетный 3> мишурный, показной 4> тщеславный, полный самомнения; to …
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VAIN — a. 1. тщетный; напрасный; vain efforts - напрасные усилия 2. пустой; суетный 3. мишурный, показной 4. тщеславный, полный самомнения; to …
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VAIN — _a. 1> тщетный; напрасный; vain efforts напрасные усилия 2> пустой; суетный 3> мишурный, показной 4> тщеславный, полный самомнения; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный It is vain to protest. ≈ Сопротивление бесполезно. Syn : futile, unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; показной …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENDEAVORS — Пытается
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISHING SMB. SUCCESS IN ONE'S FUTURE ENDEAVORS — * Wishing you success in your future endeavors С пожеланиями кому-л. успеха в его будущих деяниях; С пожеланиями кому-л. успеха …
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PUSHBALL — noun Date: 1896 a game in which each of two sides endeavors to push an inflated originally leather-covered ball six …
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COQUETTE — noun Etymology: French, feminine of coquet Date: circa 1611 a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention …
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WORTHY — I. ˈwərthē, ˈwə̄th-, ˈwəith-, -thi adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from worth (IV) + -y 1. a. …
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VERSION — I. ˈvər]zhən, ˈvə̄], ˈvəi] also ]shən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin version-, versio action of …
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TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; tried ; trying ; tries ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier, from …
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MORAL
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LIVERY — I. ˈliv(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English livere, from Old French livree, literally, distribution, delivery, from feminine …
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HALO — I. ˈhā(ˌ)lō noun ( plural halos or haloes ) Etymology: Latin halos halo of the sun, from Greek halōs threshing …
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ENGINEER — I. |enjə̇|ni(ə)r, -iə noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -err ) of earlier enginer, from Middle English, alteration …
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ENDEAVOR — I. verb also en·deav·our ə̇nˈdevə(r), en- ( endeavored ; endeavored ; endeavoring -v(ə)riŋ ; endeavors ) Etymology: Middle English endeveren, …
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DRIB — I. ˈdrib verb ( dribbed ; dribbed ; dribbing ; dribs ) Etymology: probably alteration of drip intransitive verb : …
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DIRECT — I. də̇ˈrekt also dīˈr- sometimes ˈdīˌr- — compare direct II verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English directen, from Latin …
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COLLECTIVE — I. kəˈlektiv, -ēv also -əv adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French collectif, from Latin collectivus, from collectus + …
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CAUSE — I. ˈkȯz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin causa; perhaps akin to Latin cudere …
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ANNIHILATE — I. -lə̇t, -ˌlāt adjective Etymology: Middle English adnichilat, from Late Latin annihilatus archaic : annihilated II. -ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V transitive …
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TELEOLOGICAL IDEALISM — noun : an idealistic philosophy that endeavors to reconcile the ethicoreligious idealism of Fichte with the stricter critical idealism of …
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SEDULOUS — ˈsejələs adjective Etymology: Latin sedulus diligent, from sedulo sincerely, on purpose, diligently, from se without + dolus guile, fraud, deceit …
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PUSHBALL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a game in which each of two sides endeavors to push an inflated leather-covered ball about …
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PREVENTIVE LAW — noun : a branch of law that endeavors to minimize the risk of litigation or to secure more certainty as …
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PRETRIAL — ˈprē+ˌ- noun Etymology: pre- + trial : a conference preliminary to a hearing or trial on the merits where a …
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MIND-HEALER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one who endeavors to cure physical ills by exclusively mental processes
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KANTIANISM — -ˌnizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : the philosophy of Immanuel Kant that endeavors to synthesize the tradition …
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FOOLISH — ˈfülish, -lēsh adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English folish, foolish, from fol, fool + -ish 1. : marked …
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ENCOURAGE — ə̇nˈkər.]ij, en-, -kə.r], ]ēj, chiefly in pres part ]əj transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English encoragen, from Middle …
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EMPIRIOCRITICISM — “+ noun Etymology: part translation of German empiriokritizismus, from empirio- + kritizismus criticism : a scientifically oriented phenomenalistic form of …
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EARNEST — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES in deadly earnest (= completely serious ) ▪ He was in deadly earnest . COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUCCESS WITH... — * Wishing smb. success in one's future endeavors * Wishing you success in your future endeavors (желать кому-л.) успеха в... …
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