Sinhala Dictionary definitions for vain
vain 🔊 /vejˈn/
vain : නිෂ්ඵල
vain : අහංකාර
vain : තුච්ඡ
vain : නොවටිනා
vain : ආඩම්බර
vain definition
superl.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
- Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
- Showy; ostentatious.
Noun. Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.