English search results for: vain

#1

adverb

Definitions:

  1. for nothing, to no purpose
  2. in vain
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. inane, foolish
  2. vain
  3. void, empty, hollow
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#3

adjective

Definitions:

  1. hollow/empty/devoid of, lacking
  2. useless/fruitless/vain
  3. [in cassum => in vain]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4

adjective

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  2. ineffective, useless
  3. invalid, void, of no effect
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#5

adjective

Definitions:

  1. empty, vain
  2. false, untrustworthy
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#6

adverb

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#7

adverb

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  2. to no purpose
  3. uselessly
  4. without aim/purpose/effect
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#8

adjective

Definitions:

  1. fickle, changeable
  2. swift (as the wind)
  3. vain, puffed up
  4. windy
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#9

adjective

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  2. ineffective, useless, invalid
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#10

adverb

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#11

adjective

Definitions:

  1. vain
  2. worthless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#12

adjective

Definitions:

  1. vain
  2. worthless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#13

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. [sine causa => in vain (Vulgate)]
  2. |thing(s)
  • Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: C.H. Beeson, “A Primer of Medieval Latin”, 1925 (Bee)
#14

adjective

Definitions:

  1. somewhat vain
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#15

adjective

Definitions:

  1. rather vain, light-headed
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#16

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. vain talk
  • Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#17

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: intransitive

Definitions:

  1. become vain/empty/foolish
  • Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#18

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. empty/vain/futile things (pl.)
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#19

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. that blabbers/talks nonsense
  2. vain-talking, that talks in vain
  • Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)