Vanity: in (or on) idleness, in vain (cf. idle, n. 1b). Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ90288 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase] (17) in (or on) idlenessc825 Vanity: in (or on) idleness, in vain (cf. idle, n. 1b). Obsolete. in (earlier on, an) idlec1000 in (earlier on, an) idle: In vain; without result; without cause (cf. idleness, n. 1). Obsolete. in idleshipa1250 Vanity (= idleness, n. 1); in idleship, in vain. in vaina1300 In the adverbial phr. in vain adv. to no effect or purpose; ineffectually, uselessly, vainly. over tomeheda1300 Emptiness, vanity. over tomehed, uselessly, to no purpose. (all) for noughtc1300 (all) for nought. In vain, to no purpose. Cf. naught, pron. 3a. Now archaic. in waste1340 in waste, in vain, to no purpose. Obsolete. in deveyn(ec1400 In phrase in deveyn(e, in vain. to little availc1450 of avail: of advantage or assistance in accomplishing a purpose, effective, effectual. of no avail, without avail: ineffectual. to little avail… without availc1450 of avail: of advantage or assistance in accomplishing a purpose, effective, effectual. of no avail, without avail: ineffectual. to little avail… in fruster1488 Fruitless, ineffectual, meaningless, vain; empty of (deeds). Also absol. in fruster: in vain. to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525 to purpose: so as to secure the result or effect desired; in an effective manner, effectively. Now chiefly in to good (also great, some, little, n… for nothing1560 In vain; to no effect; for no result. Also all for nothing. sans fail1597 Misused as if = ‘sans avail’. for vaina1616 So for vain. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— having no effect upon a person (1) — futile appearance of action (1) |
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