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vain

/ˈveɪn/

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adjective

vainer; -est

[also more ~; most ~] :too proud of your own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. :conceited

She is very vain about her appearance.

He is the vainest man I know.

having no success :not producing a desired result

They made a vain [=unsuccessful] attempt to escape.

A vain effort to quell the public's fears only made matters worse.

Volunteers searched the area in the vain hope of finding clues.

in vain

without success :without producing a good or desired result

We searched in vain for the missing earring. [=we searched for the missing earring but did not find it]

He tried in vain to get the baby to sleep.

Her suffering will not be in vain. [=something good will happen because of her suffering]

take someone's name in vain

to use (a name, especially the name of God) in a way that does not show proper respect

He took God's name in vain.

(humorous) I thought I heard someone taking my name in vain. [=saying my name]

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