Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

vainly

  • 1 vanum

    vānus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. vaco], that contains nothing, empty, void. vacant.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic.): sed illos Exspectata seges vanis elusit aristis,

    Verg. G. 1, 226:

    leve ac vanum granum,

    Col. 2, 9, 13:

    ne vana urbis magnitudo esset,

    Liv. 1, 8, 5:

    vanior jam erat hostium acies,

    id. 2, 47, 4:

    videtis ordines raros, cornua extenta, mediam aciem vanam et exhaustam,

    Curt. 4, 14, 14:

    vanam aciem esse ratus,

    i. e. thin, weak, id. 4, 14, 8: non vanae redeat sanguis imagini, i. e. to the shade of the dead (so called as being without a body), Hor. C. 1, 24, 15; 3, 27, 41.—
    II.
    Trop., empty as to purport or result, idle, null, groundless, unmeaning, fruitless, vain (freq. and class.): omnes dant consilium vanum, Enn. ap. Front. Ep. 2, 13 (Trag. Rel. v. 419 Vahl.):

    falsum aut vanum aut fictum (opp. vera),

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 24:

    oratio,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 98: vana quaedam atque inania polliceri. id. Planc. 42, 101:

    vana falsaque,

    Plin. 30, 2, 5, §

    14: res tumida, vana, ventosa,

    Sen. Ep. 84, 11:

    orationi vanae crediderunt,

    idle, delusive, Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

    non bellum sed vanam imaginem belli insedisse,

    Liv. 3, 16, 5:

    verba,

    Ov. M. 13, 263:

    convicia,

    id. ib. 9, 303:

    historiae,

    Quint. 1, 8, 20:

    argumentum,

    id. 7, 2, 34:

    error,

    Lucr. 1, 1068:

    agitatio armorum,

    Liv. 7, 10, 8:

    metus,

    Hor. C. 1, 23, 3; Ov. H. 16, 342:

    gaudia,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 188:

    spes,

    Ov. M. 14, 364:

    ira,

    Val. Fl. 8, 374; Liv. 1, 10, 4:

    fides,

    Verg. A. 4, 12:

    omen,

    Ov. M. 2, 597:

    vox auguris,

    id. ib. 3, 349:

    cuspis,

    id. ib. 8, 346:

    pila omnia,

    Liv. 7, 23, 8:

    pleraque tela,

    id. 30, 10, 13:

    ensis,

    id. 7, 10, 9:

    ictus,

    id. 34, 39, 2:

    promissa,

    Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vana et irrita testamenta,

    Suet. Calig. 38:

    vaniore dicendi genere inflata (gens),

    Quint. 12, 10, 17:

    sententiarum vanissimus strepitus,

    Petr. 1.—With abl.:

    postquam equestris pugna effectu quam conatibus vanior erat,

    Liv. 7, 7, 8:

    oratio non suis vana laudibus, non crimine alieno laeta,

    id. 4, 41, 1.—
    2.
    Subst.: vānum, i, n., emptiness, nothingness, naught:

    ad vanum et irritum redacta victoria,

    brought to nothing, Liv. 26, 37, 8:

    nec tota ex vano criminatio erat,

    i. e. groundless, without cause, id. 33, 31, 4:

    ex vano habere spem,

    id. 27, 26, 1:

    cedit labor in vanum,

    Sen. Hippol. 182. — Plur.:

    haud vana adtulere,

    Liv. 4, 37, 6.— Neutr. plur. adverb.:

    ut vidit (Arruntem) laetantem animis ac vana tumentem,

    i. e. vainly, with vain show, Verg. A. 11, 854.—With gen.:

    corruptus vanis rerum,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 25:

    vana rumoris,

    Tac. A. 4, 59.—
    3.
    Vanum est, with subject-clause:

    vanum arbitror esse circa canis ortum angues candidos membranam eam exuere,

    Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 25.—
    B.
    Transf., of persons, false, lying, deceptive, delusive, untrustworthy:

    vanus et perfidiosus et impius,

    false, Cic. Quint. 6, 26:

    vanus mendaxque,

    Verg. A. 2, 80:

    haruspices,

    Cic. Div. 1, 19, 36:

    haec mihi non vani (neque erat cur fallere vellent) Narravere senes,

    i. e. veracious, Ov. M. 8, 721; cf.:

    ingenium dictatoris,

    Liv. 1, 27, 1:

    vane Ligus frustraque animis elate superbis,

    Verg. A. 11, 715:

    vir omnium vanissimus,

    Vell. 2, 30, 1:

    invidia vulgi vanum ingenium dictatoris corrupit,

    weak, wavering, Liv. 1, 27, 1:

    ne irrisus ac vanus iisdem castris assideret, etc.,

    in vain, Tac. H. 2, 22 fin. —With gen.:

    aut ego (i. e. Juno) veri Vana feror,

    Verg. A. 10, 631:

    voti vanus,

    i. e. deceived, Sil. 12, 261:

    turba vana sanctitudinis,

    App. de Deo Socr. p. 43, 1.—
    2.
    Esp., vainglorious, ostentatious, boastful, vain:

    Cn. Lentulus perincertum stolidior an vanior,

    Sall. H. 4, 35 Dietsch ad loc.:

    laudare se vani, vituperare stulti est,

    Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 8.—With abl.:

    hunc ingenio vanum Aetoli inpulerant in spem regni,

    Liv. 35, 47, 7.—Hence, adv.: vānē, idly, vainly (post-class.):

    vane gaudere,

    Tert. Apol. 49:

    vanius excogitatum,

    App. Mag. p. 300, 41:

    praecavere vanissime,

    Tert. Pud. 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vanum

  • 2 vanus

    vānus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. vaco], that contains nothing, empty, void. vacant.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic.): sed illos Exspectata seges vanis elusit aristis,

    Verg. G. 1, 226:

    leve ac vanum granum,

    Col. 2, 9, 13:

    ne vana urbis magnitudo esset,

    Liv. 1, 8, 5:

    vanior jam erat hostium acies,

    id. 2, 47, 4:

    videtis ordines raros, cornua extenta, mediam aciem vanam et exhaustam,

    Curt. 4, 14, 14:

    vanam aciem esse ratus,

    i. e. thin, weak, id. 4, 14, 8: non vanae redeat sanguis imagini, i. e. to the shade of the dead (so called as being without a body), Hor. C. 1, 24, 15; 3, 27, 41.—
    II.
    Trop., empty as to purport or result, idle, null, groundless, unmeaning, fruitless, vain (freq. and class.): omnes dant consilium vanum, Enn. ap. Front. Ep. 2, 13 (Trag. Rel. v. 419 Vahl.):

    falsum aut vanum aut fictum (opp. vera),

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 24:

    oratio,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 98: vana quaedam atque inania polliceri. id. Planc. 42, 101:

    vana falsaque,

    Plin. 30, 2, 5, §

    14: res tumida, vana, ventosa,

    Sen. Ep. 84, 11:

    orationi vanae crediderunt,

    idle, delusive, Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

    non bellum sed vanam imaginem belli insedisse,

    Liv. 3, 16, 5:

    verba,

    Ov. M. 13, 263:

    convicia,

    id. ib. 9, 303:

    historiae,

    Quint. 1, 8, 20:

    argumentum,

    id. 7, 2, 34:

    error,

    Lucr. 1, 1068:

    agitatio armorum,

    Liv. 7, 10, 8:

    metus,

    Hor. C. 1, 23, 3; Ov. H. 16, 342:

    gaudia,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 188:

    spes,

    Ov. M. 14, 364:

    ira,

    Val. Fl. 8, 374; Liv. 1, 10, 4:

    fides,

    Verg. A. 4, 12:

    omen,

    Ov. M. 2, 597:

    vox auguris,

    id. ib. 3, 349:

    cuspis,

    id. ib. 8, 346:

    pila omnia,

    Liv. 7, 23, 8:

    pleraque tela,

    id. 30, 10, 13:

    ensis,

    id. 7, 10, 9:

    ictus,

    id. 34, 39, 2:

    promissa,

    Tac. A. 3, 16:

    vana et irrita testamenta,

    Suet. Calig. 38:

    vaniore dicendi genere inflata (gens),

    Quint. 12, 10, 17:

    sententiarum vanissimus strepitus,

    Petr. 1.—With abl.:

    postquam equestris pugna effectu quam conatibus vanior erat,

    Liv. 7, 7, 8:

    oratio non suis vana laudibus, non crimine alieno laeta,

    id. 4, 41, 1.—
    2.
    Subst.: vānum, i, n., emptiness, nothingness, naught:

    ad vanum et irritum redacta victoria,

    brought to nothing, Liv. 26, 37, 8:

    nec tota ex vano criminatio erat,

    i. e. groundless, without cause, id. 33, 31, 4:

    ex vano habere spem,

    id. 27, 26, 1:

    cedit labor in vanum,

    Sen. Hippol. 182. — Plur.:

    haud vana adtulere,

    Liv. 4, 37, 6.— Neutr. plur. adverb.:

    ut vidit (Arruntem) laetantem animis ac vana tumentem,

    i. e. vainly, with vain show, Verg. A. 11, 854.—With gen.:

    corruptus vanis rerum,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 25:

    vana rumoris,

    Tac. A. 4, 59.—
    3.
    Vanum est, with subject-clause:

    vanum arbitror esse circa canis ortum angues candidos membranam eam exuere,

    Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 25.—
    B.
    Transf., of persons, false, lying, deceptive, delusive, untrustworthy:

    vanus et perfidiosus et impius,

    false, Cic. Quint. 6, 26:

    vanus mendaxque,

    Verg. A. 2, 80:

    haruspices,

    Cic. Div. 1, 19, 36:

    haec mihi non vani (neque erat cur fallere vellent) Narravere senes,

    i. e. veracious, Ov. M. 8, 721; cf.:

    ingenium dictatoris,

    Liv. 1, 27, 1:

    vane Ligus frustraque animis elate superbis,

    Verg. A. 11, 715:

    vir omnium vanissimus,

    Vell. 2, 30, 1:

    invidia vulgi vanum ingenium dictatoris corrupit,

    weak, wavering, Liv. 1, 27, 1:

    ne irrisus ac vanus iisdem castris assideret, etc.,

    in vain, Tac. H. 2, 22 fin. —With gen.:

    aut ego (i. e. Juno) veri Vana feror,

    Verg. A. 10, 631:

    voti vanus,

    i. e. deceived, Sil. 12, 261:

    turba vana sanctitudinis,

    App. de Deo Socr. p. 43, 1.—
    2.
    Esp., vainglorious, ostentatious, boastful, vain:

    Cn. Lentulus perincertum stolidior an vanior,

    Sall. H. 4, 35 Dietsch ad loc.:

    laudare se vani, vituperare stulti est,

    Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 8.—With abl.:

    hunc ingenio vanum Aetoli inpulerant in spem regni,

    Liv. 35, 47, 7.—Hence, adv.: vānē, idly, vainly (post-class.):

    vane gaudere,

    Tert. Apol. 49:

    vanius excogitatum,

    App. Mag. p. 300, 41:

    praecavere vanissime,

    Tert. Pud. 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vanus

  • 3 cassus

        cassus adj.    [1 CAR-], empty, void, hollow. nux, a nut-shell, H.: canna, hollow, O.: sanguine, bloodless: lumine, i. e. dead, V.: luminis ensis.— Fig., vain, empty, useless, futile, fruitless: quiddam: vota, V.: fertilitas terrae, O.: in cassum preces mittere, vainly, L.
    * * *
    I
    cassa, cassum ADJ
    hollow/empty/devoid of, lacking; useless/fruitless/vain
    II
    fall, overthrow; chance/fortune; accident, emergency, calamity, plight; fate

    Latin-English dictionary > cassus

  • 4 ināniter

        ināniter adv.    [inanis], vainly, idly, uselessly: exsultare: pectus angere, H.

    Latin-English dictionary > ināniter

  • 5 inritus (irr-)

        inritus (irr-) adj.    [2 in+ratus], undecided, unsettled, invalid, void, of no effect: quod modo erat ratum, inritum est, T.: testamentum: quaeque augur dira defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto.— Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual: omissā inritā re, abandoning the useless effort, L.: tela, V.: labor anni, O.: oblivio, L.: inritum Quodcumque retro est efficiet, worthless, H.—As subst n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness: spes ad inritum redacta, L.: cadere in inritum, Ta.: inrita dicere, useless words, O.—Of persons, asking in vain, accomplishing nothing, baffled, failing: variis adsultibus inritus urget, V.: venit inrita turba, Tb.: inritis hostibus, Ta.: spei, vainly hoping, Cu.

    Latin-English dictionary > inritus (irr-)

  • 6 inefficaciter

    ineffectually, vainly, in vain,

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > inefficaciter

  • 7 conor

    cōnor, ātus, 1, v. dep., to undertake, endeavor, attempt, try, venture, presume, etc. (freq. and class.;

    syn. molior,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11;

    opp. facere,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 54;

    opp. perficere,

    id. Or. 30, 105); constr. with acc., inf., rarely with abl. of the gerund., or absol.
    (α).
    With acc. (mostly of indef. objects):

    quicquam fallaciae,

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:

    istuc,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 35:

    idem,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    opus magnum et arduum,

    Cic. Or. 10, 33:

    id quod conantur,

    id. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

    multa,

    id. Or. 30, 105; id. Fin. 1, 16, 82: tantum scelus, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 5, 13, 30; cf.:

    tantam rem,

    Liv. 42, 59, 8:

    muita stulte,

    Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Quint. 2, 4, 10:

    plurima frustra,

    Verg. A. 9, 398.—
    (β).
    With inf. (freq.):

    hoc dicere,

    Cic. Quint. 20, 62:

    aliquid facere,

    id. Rosc. Am. 19, 54:

    me labefactare,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44:

    poëtas attingere,

    id. de Or. 2, 14, 61:

    versus pangere,

    Lucr. 1, 26:

    pueris absinthia dare,

    id. 1, 936; 4, 12 al.:

    facere id quod constituerant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 5:

    invito transire,

    id. ib. 1, 8:

    tela mittere,

    Cat. 116, 3; Hor. C. 1, 6, 9; id. Ep. 1, 1, 19.—
    * (γ).
    With abl. gerundii:

    ne frustra dehortando impedire conemini,

    that you attempt not vainly to dissuade, Nep. Att. 21, 6.—
    (δ).
    With si:

    saepius noctu, si perrumpere possent, conati,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 8, 4. —
    (ε).
    Absol.:

    dum moliuntur (mulieres), dum conantur, annus est,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11:

    conari manibus pedibus noctisque et dies,

    id. And. 4, 1, 52:

    conantibus, priusquam id effici posset, adesse Romanos nuntiatur,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 4:

    qui prius cogitare quam conari consuesset,

    before he proceeded to the undertaking, Nep. Dat. 7, 1:

    ego obviam conabar tibi,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 2:

    audax ad conandum,

    Liv. 45, 23, 15.—
    b.
    Hence, subst.: cōnāta, ōrum, n., in pass. signif., an undertaking, attempt, venture, hazard (class.), Att. ap. Non. p. 202, 14; Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 39; Lucr. 5, 386; Caes. B. G. 1, 3; Nep. Dion, 8, 5; Liv. 21, 50, 9; 42, 11, 3; Quint. 8, 3, 69; Suet. Galb. 17; Ov. M. 10, 420; 14, 755 sq.; Juv. 13, 210; Vell. 2, 35, 5 et saep.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conor

  • 8 inane

    ĭnānis, e, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. 2. in-], empty, void (opp. plenus; freq. and class.).
    I.
    Physically:

    cum vas inane dicimus, non ita loquimur ut physici, quibus inane esse nihil placet, sed ita, ut verbi causa sine aqua, sine vino, sine oleo vas esse dicamus,

    Cic. Fat. 11, 24:

    aqualis inanis (opp. plena),

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 41:

    tune inane quicquam putes esse, cum ita completa et conferta sint omnia, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125:

    quae spatium pleno possint distinguere inane,

    Lucr. 1, 527:

    domum ejus exornatam et instructam, fere jam iste reddiderat nudam atque inanem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 84:

    granum inane cassumque,

    Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 161:

    quae (naves) inanes ad eum remitterentur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 23, 4; so,

    naves (opp. onustae),

    id. B. C. 3, 8, 3; 3, 40, 4; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 50, § 131; cf.:

    inde navigia inania et vacua hinc plena et onusta mittantur,

    Plin. Pan. 31, 4:

    lagenae,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 26, 2:

    mensa,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 26:

    vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existimes,

    without a burden, id. Am. 1, 1, 174; cf.:

    ego bajulabo: tu, ut decet dominum, ante me ito inanis,

    id. As. 3, 3, 70:

    janitor ad dantes vigilet: si pulset inanis Surdus, etc.,

    emptyhanded, without presents, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 47:

    hic homo est inanis,

    without money, without fortune, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 44; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 2; id. Trin. 3, 2, 75:

    misera in civitate et inani,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160:

    egentes inanesque discedere,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 9, § 25 fin.:

    structores ad frumentum profecti inanes redierunt,

    id. Att. 14, 3, 1; cf. id. Off. 3, 2, 6:

    equus,

    without a rider, id. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; cf.:

    quid, quod omnes consulares... simul atque assedisti partem istam subselliorum nudam atque inanem reliquerunt?

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 16:

    absint inani funere neniae,

    without a corpse, Hor. C. 2, 20, 21:

    parasitus,

    unfed, hungry, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 78:

    venter,

    hungry, Hor. S. 1, 6, 127; cf.:

    siccus, inanis Sperne cibum vilem,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 14:

    quod inani sufficit alvo,

    Juv. 5, 7:

    laeva,

    without rings, Hor. S. 2, 7, 9:

    litterae,

    empty, Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 1:

    paleae,

    empty, light, Verg. G. 3, 134:

    nubila,

    id. ib. 4, 196:

    venti,

    id. A. 6, 740: tum ebur ex inani corpore extractum (a transl. of the Platon. apoleloipotos psuchên sômatos), lifeless, dead, Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45 Mos.:

    corpus,

    Ov. H. 15, 116; id. Am. 3, 9, 6; cf.

    in the foll.: vulgus,

    i. e. the shades, Stat. Th. 1, 93; cf.

    umbra,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 25:

    imago,

    id. F. 5, 463:

    regna Ditis,

    Verg. A. 6, 269:

    Tartara,

    Ov. M. 11, 670: leo, a lion ' s hide, Stat. Th. 1, 483; so,

    tigris,

    id. ib. 6, 722:

    vultus,

    i. e. blind, Sen. Phoen. 43: Gaurus, i. e. hollow (an extinct volcano), Juv. 9, 57. —
    (β).
    With abl., gen., or ab (the last rare):

    nulla epistula inanis aliqua re utili,

    Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1:

    Agyrinensis ager centum septuaginta aratoribus inanior est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 52, § 121:

    sanguinis atque animi pectus inane,

    Ov. H. 3, 60:

    corpus animae,

    id. M. 13, 488; 2, 611; Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 32:

    lymphae dolium,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 26:

    pectus deorum,

    Sil. 2, 309: inanis a marsupio, Prud. steph. 2, 104. —
    B.
    Subst.: ĭnāne, is, n., an empty space, a void (most freq. in Lucr.):

    scilicet hoc id erit vacuum quod inane vocamus,

    Lucr. 1, 439:

    namque est in rebus inane,

    id. 1, 330 sq.; cf. id. 1, 569; 2, 236:

    ita nullum inane, nihil esse individuum potest,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 65:

    plus esse inanis,

    Lucr. 1, 365:

    inani,

    ib. 524:

    inane,

    id. 1, 369; 426; 507;

    514 et saep.: ad inane naturae,

    Plin. 30, 1, 4, § 13:

    per inane,

    through the air, Lucr. 1, 1018; 2, 65 et saep.; Verg. E. 6, 31; id. A. 12, 906; Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 169 et saep.— Abl.:

    inani,

    Lucr. 1, 742; 1009:

    ab inani,

    id. 1, 431:

    in inani,

    id. 1, 1078; 2, 122:

    sine inani,

    id. 1, 510; 532; 538:

    per inania,

    id. 1, 223; Ov. M. 2, 506.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., empty, useless, worthless, vain, unprofitable:

    aures ipsae, quid plenum, quid inane sit judicant,

    Cic. Brut. 8, 34:

    quod honestum nos et laudabile esse dicamus, id illi cassum quiddam et inani vocis sono decoratum esse dicant,

    id. Tusc. 5, 41, 119; cf.:

    honesti inane nomen esse,

    id. Ac. 2, 22, 71:

    sin vera visa divina sunt, falsa autem et inania humana,

    id. Div. 2, 62, 127:

    voces inanes fundere,

    id. Tusc. 3, 18, 42; cf.

    elocutio,

    id. de Or. 1, 6, 20:

    damnatus inani judicio,

    Juv. 1, 47:

    vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 32:

    verba,

    id. 8, 2, 17; 9, 3, 100; cf.

    verborum torrenti,

    id. 10, 7, 23:

    crimen,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 177:

    o inanes nostras contentiones!

    id. de Or. 3, 2, 7:

    o spes fallaces et cogitationes inanes meae!

    id. Mil. 34, 94; cf.:

    inani et tenui spe te consolaris,

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 42:

    spes,

    Verg. A. 10, 627:

    religio,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 15 fin.:

    delectari multis inanibus rebus, ut gloriā, etc.,

    id. Lael. 14, 49; 23, 86:

    cupiditates,

    id. Fin. 1, 13, 46:

    causas nequidquam nectis inanes,

    Verg. A. 9, 219:

    minae,

    Hor. Epod. 6, 3:

    tempus inane peto, requiem spatiumque furori,

    vacant, leisure, Verg. A. 4, 433; so,

    ternpora (with morae),

    Val. Fl. 3, 657: tempora, in prosody, i. q. the Gr. kenos chronos, the use of a short syllable for a long one, Quint. 9, 4, 51 Spald.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    omnia plena consiliorum, inania verborum,

    poor in words, Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 37:

    quae inanissima prudentiae reperta sunt,

    id. Mur. 12, 26.—
    B.
    Of persons, vain, worthless, petty:

    Graii,

    Lucr. 1, 639:

    homo inanis et regiae superbiae,

    Sall. J. 64, 5:

    imagines, quibus inanissimi homines serviunt,

    Lact. 2, 17, 8:

    inanes Hoc juvat,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 76; Liv. 45, 23, 16; Lucr. 1, 639:

    hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes,

    Quint. 12, 10, 16; cf.:

    illud vero pusilli animi et inanis,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 7:

    non negaverim totam Asiae regionem inaniora parere ingenia,

    Liv. 45, 23, 16.—
    C.
    As subst.: ĭnāne, is, n., that which is empty or vain; emptiness, vanity, inanity:

    o curas hominum! o quantum est in rebus inane!

    Pers. 1, 1:

    inane abscindere soldo,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 113.— Plur.:

    dum vitat humum, nubes et inania captet,

    id. A. P. 230:

    inaina famae,

    idle reports, Tac. A. 2, 76:

    inania belli,

    id. ib. 2, 69.—Hence, adv.: ĭnānĭter, vainly, idly, uselessly:

    exsultare,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13:

    moveri,

    id. Ac. 2, 15, 47; cf. id. ib. 2, 11, 34:

    pectus angere,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 211:

    medicas exercet inaniter artes,

    Ov. M. 2, 618.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inane

  • 9 inanis

    ĭnānis, e, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. 2. in-], empty, void (opp. plenus; freq. and class.).
    I.
    Physically:

    cum vas inane dicimus, non ita loquimur ut physici, quibus inane esse nihil placet, sed ita, ut verbi causa sine aqua, sine vino, sine oleo vas esse dicamus,

    Cic. Fat. 11, 24:

    aqualis inanis (opp. plena),

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 41:

    tune inane quicquam putes esse, cum ita completa et conferta sint omnia, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125:

    quae spatium pleno possint distinguere inane,

    Lucr. 1, 527:

    domum ejus exornatam et instructam, fere jam iste reddiderat nudam atque inanem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 84:

    granum inane cassumque,

    Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 161:

    quae (naves) inanes ad eum remitterentur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 23, 4; so,

    naves (opp. onustae),

    id. B. C. 3, 8, 3; 3, 40, 4; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 50, § 131; cf.:

    inde navigia inania et vacua hinc plena et onusta mittantur,

    Plin. Pan. 31, 4:

    lagenae,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 26, 2:

    mensa,

    Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 26:

    vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existimes,

    without a burden, id. Am. 1, 1, 174; cf.:

    ego bajulabo: tu, ut decet dominum, ante me ito inanis,

    id. As. 3, 3, 70:

    janitor ad dantes vigilet: si pulset inanis Surdus, etc.,

    emptyhanded, without presents, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 47:

    hic homo est inanis,

    without money, without fortune, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 44; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 2; id. Trin. 3, 2, 75:

    misera in civitate et inani,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160:

    egentes inanesque discedere,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 9, § 25 fin.:

    structores ad frumentum profecti inanes redierunt,

    id. Att. 14, 3, 1; cf. id. Off. 3, 2, 6:

    equus,

    without a rider, id. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; cf.:

    quid, quod omnes consulares... simul atque assedisti partem istam subselliorum nudam atque inanem reliquerunt?

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 16:

    absint inani funere neniae,

    without a corpse, Hor. C. 2, 20, 21:

    parasitus,

    unfed, hungry, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 78:

    venter,

    hungry, Hor. S. 1, 6, 127; cf.:

    siccus, inanis Sperne cibum vilem,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 14:

    quod inani sufficit alvo,

    Juv. 5, 7:

    laeva,

    without rings, Hor. S. 2, 7, 9:

    litterae,

    empty, Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 1:

    paleae,

    empty, light, Verg. G. 3, 134:

    nubila,

    id. ib. 4, 196:

    venti,

    id. A. 6, 740: tum ebur ex inani corpore extractum (a transl. of the Platon. apoleloipotos psuchên sômatos), lifeless, dead, Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45 Mos.:

    corpus,

    Ov. H. 15, 116; id. Am. 3, 9, 6; cf.

    in the foll.: vulgus,

    i. e. the shades, Stat. Th. 1, 93; cf.

    umbra,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 25:

    imago,

    id. F. 5, 463:

    regna Ditis,

    Verg. A. 6, 269:

    Tartara,

    Ov. M. 11, 670: leo, a lion ' s hide, Stat. Th. 1, 483; so,

    tigris,

    id. ib. 6, 722:

    vultus,

    i. e. blind, Sen. Phoen. 43: Gaurus, i. e. hollow (an extinct volcano), Juv. 9, 57. —
    (β).
    With abl., gen., or ab (the last rare):

    nulla epistula inanis aliqua re utili,

    Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1:

    Agyrinensis ager centum septuaginta aratoribus inanior est,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 52, § 121:

    sanguinis atque animi pectus inane,

    Ov. H. 3, 60:

    corpus animae,

    id. M. 13, 488; 2, 611; Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 32:

    lymphae dolium,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 26:

    pectus deorum,

    Sil. 2, 309: inanis a marsupio, Prud. steph. 2, 104. —
    B.
    Subst.: ĭnāne, is, n., an empty space, a void (most freq. in Lucr.):

    scilicet hoc id erit vacuum quod inane vocamus,

    Lucr. 1, 439:

    namque est in rebus inane,

    id. 1, 330 sq.; cf. id. 1, 569; 2, 236:

    ita nullum inane, nihil esse individuum potest,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 65:

    plus esse inanis,

    Lucr. 1, 365:

    inani,

    ib. 524:

    inane,

    id. 1, 369; 426; 507;

    514 et saep.: ad inane naturae,

    Plin. 30, 1, 4, § 13:

    per inane,

    through the air, Lucr. 1, 1018; 2, 65 et saep.; Verg. E. 6, 31; id. A. 12, 906; Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 169 et saep.— Abl.:

    inani,

    Lucr. 1, 742; 1009:

    ab inani,

    id. 1, 431:

    in inani,

    id. 1, 1078; 2, 122:

    sine inani,

    id. 1, 510; 532; 538:

    per inania,

    id. 1, 223; Ov. M. 2, 506.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., empty, useless, worthless, vain, unprofitable:

    aures ipsae, quid plenum, quid inane sit judicant,

    Cic. Brut. 8, 34:

    quod honestum nos et laudabile esse dicamus, id illi cassum quiddam et inani vocis sono decoratum esse dicant,

    id. Tusc. 5, 41, 119; cf.:

    honesti inane nomen esse,

    id. Ac. 2, 22, 71:

    sin vera visa divina sunt, falsa autem et inania humana,

    id. Div. 2, 62, 127:

    voces inanes fundere,

    id. Tusc. 3, 18, 42; cf.

    elocutio,

    id. de Or. 1, 6, 20:

    damnatus inani judicio,

    Juv. 1, 47:

    vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 32:

    verba,

    id. 8, 2, 17; 9, 3, 100; cf.

    verborum torrenti,

    id. 10, 7, 23:

    crimen,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 177:

    o inanes nostras contentiones!

    id. de Or. 3, 2, 7:

    o spes fallaces et cogitationes inanes meae!

    id. Mil. 34, 94; cf.:

    inani et tenui spe te consolaris,

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 42:

    spes,

    Verg. A. 10, 627:

    religio,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 15 fin.:

    delectari multis inanibus rebus, ut gloriā, etc.,

    id. Lael. 14, 49; 23, 86:

    cupiditates,

    id. Fin. 1, 13, 46:

    causas nequidquam nectis inanes,

    Verg. A. 9, 219:

    minae,

    Hor. Epod. 6, 3:

    tempus inane peto, requiem spatiumque furori,

    vacant, leisure, Verg. A. 4, 433; so,

    ternpora (with morae),

    Val. Fl. 3, 657: tempora, in prosody, i. q. the Gr. kenos chronos, the use of a short syllable for a long one, Quint. 9, 4, 51 Spald.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    omnia plena consiliorum, inania verborum,

    poor in words, Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 37:

    quae inanissima prudentiae reperta sunt,

    id. Mur. 12, 26.—
    B.
    Of persons, vain, worthless, petty:

    Graii,

    Lucr. 1, 639:

    homo inanis et regiae superbiae,

    Sall. J. 64, 5:

    imagines, quibus inanissimi homines serviunt,

    Lact. 2, 17, 8:

    inanes Hoc juvat,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 76; Liv. 45, 23, 16; Lucr. 1, 639:

    hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes,

    Quint. 12, 10, 16; cf.:

    illud vero pusilli animi et inanis,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 7:

    non negaverim totam Asiae regionem inaniora parere ingenia,

    Liv. 45, 23, 16.—
    C.
    As subst.: ĭnāne, is, n., that which is empty or vain; emptiness, vanity, inanity:

    o curas hominum! o quantum est in rebus inane!

    Pers. 1, 1:

    inane abscindere soldo,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 113.— Plur.:

    dum vitat humum, nubes et inania captet,

    id. A. P. 230:

    inaina famae,

    idle reports, Tac. A. 2, 76:

    inania belli,

    id. ib. 2, 69.—Hence, adv.: ĭnānĭter, vainly, idly, uselessly:

    exsultare,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13:

    moveri,

    id. Ac. 2, 15, 47; cf. id. ib. 2, 11, 34:

    pectus angere,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 211:

    medicas exercet inaniter artes,

    Ov. M. 2, 618.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inanis

  • 10 inritus

    1.
    irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

    quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

    Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

    testamentum irritum facere,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

    testamentum pro irrito habere,

    Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

    injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

    quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

    id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

    omnia ab iis acta,

    Vell. 2, 43, 1:

    pacta,

    Sil. 6, 696:

    Tiberii voluntas,

    Suet. Calig. 14:

    somnia,

    of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

    Remus aves irritas habuit,

    Gell. 13, 14.—
    B.
    Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

    ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

    inceptum,

    Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

    dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 519:

    tela,

    id. A. 2, 459:

    moenia,

    Ov. M. 12, 587:

    labor anni,

    id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

    verba,

    Ov. R. Am. 286:

    tua dicta factaque,

    Cat. 30, 10:

    spes,

    Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

    oblivio,

    Liv. 28, 29:

    lingua (Cassandrae),

    Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

    remedium,

    Tac. H. 4, 81:

    preces,

    Plin. Pan. 26:

    ova,

    fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—
    II.
    Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    irritus legationis,

    Tac. H. 4, 32:

    consilii,

    Vell. 2, 63, 2:

    propositi,

    Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

    spei,

    vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

    incepti,

    Sil. 7, 131.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    variis assultibus irritus urget,

    Verg. A. 5, 442:

    venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

    without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

    irriti legati remittuntur,

    Tac. A. 15, 25:

    domum irritus rediit,

    Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

    discedere irritum putebat,

    Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

    spes ad irritum redacta,

    Liv. 28, 31:

    spes ad irritum cadens,

    id. 2, 6:

    victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

    Tac. H. 3, 26:

    cecidisse in inritum labores,

    id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

    irrita dicere,

    useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.
    2.
    irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inritus

  • 11 irritum

    1.
    irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

    quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

    Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

    testamentum irritum facere,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

    testamentum pro irrito habere,

    Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

    injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

    quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

    id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

    omnia ab iis acta,

    Vell. 2, 43, 1:

    pacta,

    Sil. 6, 696:

    Tiberii voluntas,

    Suet. Calig. 14:

    somnia,

    of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

    Remus aves irritas habuit,

    Gell. 13, 14.—
    B.
    Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

    ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

    inceptum,

    Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

    dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 519:

    tela,

    id. A. 2, 459:

    moenia,

    Ov. M. 12, 587:

    labor anni,

    id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

    verba,

    Ov. R. Am. 286:

    tua dicta factaque,

    Cat. 30, 10:

    spes,

    Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

    oblivio,

    Liv. 28, 29:

    lingua (Cassandrae),

    Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

    remedium,

    Tac. H. 4, 81:

    preces,

    Plin. Pan. 26:

    ova,

    fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—
    II.
    Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    irritus legationis,

    Tac. H. 4, 32:

    consilii,

    Vell. 2, 63, 2:

    propositi,

    Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

    spei,

    vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

    incepti,

    Sil. 7, 131.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    variis assultibus irritus urget,

    Verg. A. 5, 442:

    venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

    without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

    irriti legati remittuntur,

    Tac. A. 15, 25:

    domum irritus rediit,

    Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

    discedere irritum putebat,

    Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

    spes ad irritum redacta,

    Liv. 28, 31:

    spes ad irritum cadens,

    id. 2, 6:

    victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

    Tac. H. 3, 26:

    cecidisse in inritum labores,

    id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

    irrita dicere,

    useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.
    2.
    irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > irritum

  • 12 irritus

    1.
    irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

    quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

    Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

    testamentum irritum facere,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

    testamentum pro irrito habere,

    Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

    injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

    quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

    id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

    omnia ab iis acta,

    Vell. 2, 43, 1:

    pacta,

    Sil. 6, 696:

    Tiberii voluntas,

    Suet. Calig. 14:

    somnia,

    of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

    Remus aves irritas habuit,

    Gell. 13, 14.—
    B.
    Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

    ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

    inceptum,

    Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

    dona,

    Verg. G. 4, 519:

    tela,

    id. A. 2, 459:

    moenia,

    Ov. M. 12, 587:

    labor anni,

    id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

    verba,

    Ov. R. Am. 286:

    tua dicta factaque,

    Cat. 30, 10:

    spes,

    Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

    oblivio,

    Liv. 28, 29:

    lingua (Cassandrae),

    Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

    remedium,

    Tac. H. 4, 81:

    preces,

    Plin. Pan. 26:

    ova,

    fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—
    II.
    Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    irritus legationis,

    Tac. H. 4, 32:

    consilii,

    Vell. 2, 63, 2:

    propositi,

    Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

    spei,

    vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

    incepti,

    Sil. 7, 131.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    variis assultibus irritus urget,

    Verg. A. 5, 442:

    venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

    without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

    irriti legati remittuntur,

    Tac. A. 15, 25:

    domum irritus rediit,

    Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

    discedere irritum putebat,

    Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

    spes ad irritum redacta,

    Liv. 28, 31:

    spes ad irritum cadens,

    id. 2, 6:

    victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

    Tac. H. 3, 26:

    cecidisse in inritum labores,

    id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

    irrita dicere,

    useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.
    2.
    irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > irritus

  • 13 Pirithous

    Pīrĭthŏus, i, m., = Peirithoos, son of Ixion, king of the Lapithœ, husband of Hippodamia, and friend of Theseus. After the death of Hippodamia, he descended, in company with Theseus, to the infernal regions, to carry away Proserpine; but was, together with Theseus, seized and detained in chains. Theseus was afterwards delivered by Hercules, who vainly endeavored to save Pirithoüs also, Ov. M. 8, 302 sq.:

    amatorem trecentae Pirithoum cohibent catenae,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 79; 4, 7, 28:

    Aegidae Pirithoique fides,

    Ov. P. 2, 6, 26.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Pirithous

  • 14 somnio

    somnĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. ( dep. collat. form:

    hic aedes non somniatur,

    Petr. 74, 14) [somnium], to dream; to dream of or see in a dream (freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mirum atque inscitum somniavi somnium,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 5; so,

    somnium,

    id. Mil. 2, 4, 28; 2, 4, 47:

    aliquid (in somnis),

    id. Rud. 3, 4, 68; id. Curc. 2, 1, 32; 2, 2, 4; Ter. And. 5, 6, 7; Cic. Div. 2, 59, 121 al.; cf.

    aurum,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 18:

    ovum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 65, 134:

    speciem fortunae querentis,

    Suet. Galb. 18 al.; cf.:

    me somnies, me exspectes, de me cogites,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 114.— With obj.-clause: videbar somniare med ego esse mortuum, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 51 (Epich. v. 1, p. 167 Vahl.); Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 39; Cic. Div. 1, 20, 39; 2, 65, 134 init.; Suet. Aug. 91; 94; id. Claud. 37 al.—With de:

    hanc credo causam de illo somniandi fuisse,

    Cic. Div. 2, 67, 140:

    puer, de quo somniasset,

    Suet. Aug. 94.— Absol.:

    totas noctes somniamus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 59, 121; id. Ac. 2, 16, 51; Plin. 10, 75, 98, § 211; Suet. Ner. 46 al.— Impers. pass.:

    Aristoteles et Fabianus plurimum somniari circa ver et auctumnum tradunt,

    Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 54. —
    II.
    Transf., as in Engl. to dream, i. e. to think idly or vainly, to talk foolishly:

    eho, quae tu somnias! Hic homo non sanus est,

    what are you dreaming about? Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 109:

    quos Summanos somnias?

    id. Curc. 4, 3, 14: de Lanuvino Phameae erravi;

    Trojanum somniabam,

    Cic. Att. 9, 13, 6:

    ineptias,

    Col. 1, 8, 2:

    ah stulte! tu de Psaltriā me somnias Agere,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 6; Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 5.— Absol.:

    vigilans somniat,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 65; id. Capt. 4, 2, 68:

    portenta non disserentium philosophorum sed somniantium,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 18.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > somnio

См. также в других словарях:

  • Vainly — Vain ly, adv. In a vain manner; in vain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vainly — [vān′lē] adv. 1. in vain; uselessly; fruitlessly; without success 2. with vanity; conceitedly * * * See vain. * * * …   Universalium

  • vainly — [vān′lē] adv. 1. in vain; uselessly; fruitlessly; without success 2. with vanity; conceitedly …   English World dictionary

  • vainly — adv. Vainly is used with these verbs: ↑search, ↑seek, ↑try …   Collocations dictionary

  • vainly — vain ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing an excessively high opinion of one s appearance or abilities. 2) useless or meaningless: a vain boast. ● in vain Cf. ↑in vain ● take someone s name in vain Cf. ↑take someone s name in vain …   English terms dictionary

  • vainly — adverb to no avail he looked for her in vain the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution • Syn: ↑in vain • Derived from adjective: ↑vain …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs — Infobox Album Name = Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs Type = studio Artist = Elf Power Released = 1995 Recorded = Genre = Indie pop/Indie rock Length = Label = Arena Rock Recording Co. Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5… …   Wikipedia

  • vainly adv — So that s the way the wind blows, said Tom vainly …   English expressions

  • vainly — adverb see vain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vainly — adverb In a vain manner; to no avail. Syn: in vain …   Wiktionary

  • vainly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily, fruitlessly, purposelessly, needlessly, unprofitably, bootlessly, futilely, to no purpose, to no avail, abortively; see also hopelessly 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»