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Meaning of "vainness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAINNESS

vainness  [ˈveɪnnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAINNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vainness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VAINNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vainness in the English dictionary

The definition of vainness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being conceited.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAINNESS


arcaneness
ɑːˈkeɪnnəs
clandestineness
klænˈdɛstɪnnəs
condignness
kənˈdaɪnnəs
divineness
dɪˈvaɪnnəs
fainness
ˈfeɪnnəs
feminineness
ˈfɛmɪnɪnnəs
foreignness
ˈfɒrɪnnəs
inaneness
ɪˈneɪnnəs
insaneness
ɪnˈseɪnnəs
masculineness
ˈmæskjʊlɪnnəs
maudlinness
ˈmɔːdlɪnnəs
mundaneness
ˌmʌnˈdeɪnnəs
planeness
ˈpleɪnnəs
profaneness
prəˈfeɪnnəs
saneness
ˈseɪnnəs
sanguineness
ˈsæŋɡwɪnnəs
superfineness
ˌsuːpəˈfaɪnnəs
supineness
suːˈpaɪnnəs
ungenuineness
ʌnˈdʒɛnjʊɪnnəs
urbaneness
ɜːˈbeɪnnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAINNESS

vagus
vagus nerve
vahana
vahine
vail
vain
vainesse
vainglorious
vaingloriously
vainglory
vainly
vair
vairy
Vaishnava
Vaishnavism
Vaisya
vaivode
vaivodeship
vajazzling

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAINNESS

brazenness
brokenness
business
commonness
drunkenness
evenness
greenness
Guinness
humanness
leanness
McGuinness
oftenness
openness
plainness
rottenness
sternness
stubbornness
thinness
uncleanness
unevenness
wantonness

Synonyms and antonyms of vainness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vainness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAINNESS

Find out the translation of vainness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vainness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vainness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

vainness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vanidades
570 millions of speakers

English

vainness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vainness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

vainness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

vainness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vainness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুমোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vanité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sia-sia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eitelkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vainness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헛됨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vainness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vainness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vainness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्फळता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boşunalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vanità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vainness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

vainness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vainness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vainness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vainness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vainness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vainness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vainness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAINNESS»

The term «vainness» is normally little used and occupies the 146.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAINNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vainness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vainness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vainness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAINNESS»

Discover the use of vainness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vainness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shakespeare's Religious Language: A Dictionary
VANITY1; VAINNESS (A) Self-glorious pride', the deadliest of the seven deadly sins. Sandys preaches, 'This vanity staineth our best and purest actions; our prayer, when we pray that we may be seen and thought holy; our alms, when we give ...
R. Chris Hassel Jr., 2005
2
The Interpretation of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans 8-16
God intended to extend grace to man, to give him time to repent, to be restored ; so he subjected the creation to vainness and let man continue, and the whole creation ever reminds him of his sin and his guilt. So it is man's sin that caused this ...
R. C. H. Lenski, 2008
3
Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will
I know of none; Nor know I you by voice or any feature: I hate ingratitude more in a man Than lying vainness/' babbling drunkenness, Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption Inhabits our frail blood. ANT. O heavens themselves! SEC. OFF.
William Shakespeare, 2012
4
A Lot Unlike Love
WASHINGs Dry arid land, Still air across which Some life scampers, Perhaps just to flex those unflexed wings, In vainness to find those lost clouds. A laughter club bursts out aloud, Humans have gathered to laugh, A guarded self knows, It will ...
Thinley Tharchen
5
Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems
I hate ingratitude more in a man, Than lying vainness, babbling drunkenness ', Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption Inhabits our frail blood. Ant. O, heavens themselves ! 2 Off. Come, sir : 1 Than lying vainness, babbling drunkenness,] ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
6
The Works: The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of ...
Vio. I know of none; Nor know I you by voice, or any feature. I hate ingratitude more in a man, Than lying vainness, babbling drunkenness“, Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption Inhabits our frail blood. Ant. ' O, heavens themselves !
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1842
7
Interpretation of I and II Epistles of Peter, The Three ...
For speaking grandiose things of vainness, they entice in connection with lusts by excesses of flesh those just escaping' from those conducting themselves in error, promising them liberty, they themselves being slaves of the corruption.
Richard C. Lenski
8
The Self: An Introduction to the Psychology of Negation
In an announcement, a theme of life was announced, and it is in middle life. How is he to finish it all, and really feel the ineffable streams of a truant vainness in life, the driving force between limbo gloom and purge fire, which every living I lives ...
David Yun, 2003
9
Structuring the Lexicon: A Clustered Model for Near-synonymy
Typically, the attempt fails, as could be expected from the typically non- or weakly controllable type of action attempted: adverbs that stress vainness (1.7%, z = 1.155) or the combination of vainness and intensity (0.4%, z = 1.155) discriminate  ...
Dagmar Divjak, 2010
10
A Dictionary Murathee English: compiled for the Government ...
<44|*4J sm S (^q Adj.) Unprofitableness, unproductiveness, j vainness, emptiuess. sf S Unprofitableness, uselessness, or vainness, as arisen unto, alleged against, charged home upon &c; vainness or nothingness lying at, on, in, as an ...
James T. Molesworth, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAINNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vainness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vainness and predatory educational publishers are corrupting the …
Why do predatory and vainness educational publishers and conferences exist? Why are they flourishing now? And what can they inform us concerning the ... «Observer News, Aug 15»
2
'I Am Cait' recap: It's all enjoyable and video games till somebody …
... white wine and listening to Jenner inform a narrative about world-famous photographer Annie Leibovitz tearing up in the course of the Vainness Truthful shoot. «Observer News, Aug 15»
3
Decide: Virginia can ban future Accomplice flag license plates; no …
... to Friday that he'll put aside a 2001 injunction that allowed the picture of the Accomplice flag on vainness plates honoring the Sons of Accomplice Veterans. «Observer News, Aug 15»
4
Atheism: Blind men arguing about sunset
One has to see the vainness of being an atheist; first they claim God does not exist and then go on to expend resources, time and energy trying to rid the world of ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»
5
Lilly continues test of HDL cholesterol drug, on panel's advice
Such review is identified as vainness studies. Lilly put it will insist on to get done with the 12,095-patient research study, named Maximize, in 2016. Evacetrapib ... «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»
6
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner to Divorce
Actor/director Ben Affleck (L) and actress Jennifer Garner attend the 2014 Vainness Fair Oscar Party on March two, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. «Observer News, Jul 15»
7
Belated Open Letter To A 'Tired' President By Nkannebe Raymond
More so, since our latest idol of democracy, Oga Jones in his equanimity had understood the transient nature of power and the vainness of life to have conceded ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
Wanted man asks cops to use better picture of him on Facebook
MELBOURNE: A vainness-acutely aware fugitive in Australia has obtained in contact with police and requested them to put out a better mugshot of him of their ... «Bharat Press, Jul 15»
9
Confines of Confrontational Statements and Conventional Deterrence
The stern response by Pakistani establishment to each statement substantiates the vainness of Indian conventional and nuclear threats to deter Pakistan. «Voice of Journalists, Jul 15»
10
Homelane gets Rs 315 crore from Sequoia and others
... wardrobes, leisure and vainness models. Customers can select designs, fixtures and custom-made fittings, whereas Homelane is liable for final-mile supply. «Bharat Press, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Vainness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vainness>. May 2024 ».
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