Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Vain
vain, adv. [see vain, adj.]
- Phrase. “In vain”: hopelessly; fruitlessly; in futility; not efficaciously; without obvious effect; without immediate results; not having positive resolution.
- Phrase. “In vain”: thoughtlessly; disrespectfully; without reverence; (see Exodus 20:7).
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