english
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general::
vain
nouns
a vain attempt/bid/effort
• People close their windows at night in a vain attempt to shut out the sound of gunfire.
a vain hope
• Young men moved south in the vain hope of finding work.
a vain search
• Mothers have been to every shop in town in a vain search for the toy.
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2
general::
see IN VAIN; TAKE SOMEONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
American Heritage Idioms
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general::
noun
futility:
Our effort was in vain.
adj.
futile:
We made a vain attempt to save them.
Simple Definitions