VAIN vs FUTILE: NOUN
- Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
- See In vain.
- To no purpose; without effect; ineffectually.
- To use the name of God with levity or profaneness.
- N/A
VAIN vs FUTILE: ADJECTIVE
- Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless.
- Lacking substance or worth.
- Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
- Foolish.
- Unproductive of success
- Having very little substance
- Overly proud of oneself, especially when concerning appearance
- Showy; ostentatious.
- Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
- Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.
- Talkative; loquacious; tattling.
- Having no useful result; ineffectual.
- Unproductive of success
- Producing no result or effect
- Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.
VAIN vs FUTILE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Having no real value or importance; worthless; unsubstantial; empty; trivial; idle.
- Characteristic of false pride
- Producing no good result; destitute of force or efficacy; fruitless; ineffectual; useless; futile; unavailing.
- Light-minded; foolish; silly.
- Proud of petty things or of trifling attainments or accomplishments; elated with a high opinion of one's personal appearance, manners, or the like; courting the admiration or applause of others; conceited; self-complacent; also, proceeding from or marked by such pride or conceit: as, to be vain of one's figure or one's dress.
- Showy; ostentatious; pretentious.
- Bootless, abortive.
- See egotism.
- (idiom) (in vain) In an irreverent or disrespectful manner.
- (idiom) (in vain) To no avail; without success.
- Synonyms Trivial, frivolous, unimportant, useless, bootless, unavailing, profitless, vain, idle.
- Of no effect; answering no valuable purpose; useless; ineffective; trifling: as, futile efforts; futile prattle.
- Frivolous; merely loquacious.
VAIN vs FUTILE: RELATED WORDS
- Pointless, Unsuccessful, Desperate, Self conceited, Swollen headed, Sleeveless, Swollen, Proud, Unproductive, Bootless, Egotistical, Egotistic, Conceited, Fruitless, Futile
- Ineffective, Hopeless, Meaningless, Counterproductive, Unsuccessful, Pointless, Sleeveless, Bootless, Otiose, Unavailing, Ineffectual, Unproductive, Useless, Vain, Fruitless
VAIN vs FUTILE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Pointless, Unsuccessful, Desperate, Swollen headed, Self conceited, Sleeveless, Swollen, Proud, Unproductive, Bootless, Egotistical, Egotistic, Conceited, Fruitless, Futile
- Ineffective, Hopeless, Meaningless, Counterproductive, Unsuccessful, Pointless, Sleeveless, Bootless, Otiose, Unavailing, Ineffectual, Unproductive, Useless, Vain, Fruitless
VAIN vs FUTILE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- But if Christ has not been raised up, our preaching is certainly in vain, and our faith is in vain.
- We can dispense with other things for our vain pleasures: we have done as much for sin, for vain sports, etc.
- VAIN can be diagnosed by means of colposcopically directed biopsy, but the colposcopic appearance of VAIN is slightly different from that of CIN.
- Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
- In vain, in vain have I spoken so much!
- As the philosophers say: Nature does nothing in vain, and more causes are in vain when fewer will suffice.
- If the Messiah has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and your faith also is vain.
- Have you suffered so many things in vain; if indeed it was in vain?
- Vain gold, vain lore, and yet might choose our way!
- Howbeit that prophet is vain, and answers vain things to those who are themselves vain.
- Intellectual debate is futile, and testimonies are rejected.
- Where individual effort is futile, an organization succeeds.
- They were right, but their resistance was futile.
- All my actions are totally worthless and futile.
- The only futile thought is not even trying.
- But for Ankara, such an attempt was futile.
- Secure Arkansas to act reasonably is probably futile.
- Several attempts to contact her have proven futile.
- That idea makes the spectacle almost unbearably futile.
- Efforts to contact Browne and Imbert proved futile.
VAIN vs FUTILE: QUESTIONS
- When did Emily Dickinson write I shall not live in vain?
- What does it mean to talk in vain about your breath?
- Is the Zohar against spilling seed in vain an exaggeration?
- What are some of your favorite waiting in vain quotes?
- How many answers are there to the vain crossword clue?
- Is train in vain the final track on London Calling?
- Do Seventh-day Adventists believe women should wear vain clothing?
- What does the Bible say about vain and deceptive words?
- Is Battlefield Earth a vain search for Terrestrial Intelligence?
- Where is vain person in the Eugene Sheffer crossword?
- Where did the idea of existence is futile come from?
- Who plays Kathryn Walker in'a futile and Stupid Gesture'?
- How long does it take to read resilience is futile?
- Is aggressive care futile in the ICU after prior DNR?
- Is resistance to the Anglo-Saxon way of life futile?
- What are some good phrases that mean Resistance Is Futile?
- Who is responsible for futile treatment of mental illness?
- How is futile care defined in metastatic breast cancer?
- Is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) futile after cardiac arrest?
- Do futile metabolic cycles promote cell proliferation?