vain

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | Copyright

vain worthless, futile XIII; †senseless, silly XIV; having an inordinate opinion of oneself XVII. — (O)F. vain, fem. vaine :- L. vānus, -a empty, without substance, rel. to vacuus VACANT. The phr. in vain reflects (O)F. en vain. Comps. vainglory XIII (after (O)F. vaine gloire, L. vāna glōria), vainglorious XV (after OF. vaneglorieus, medL. vānaglōriōsus).

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