vanus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) vain, empty, vacant, void
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unsubstantial
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) groundless, baseless, meaningless, pointless, worthless, ineffectual, mindless, empty, idle, without foundation
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) ostentatious, boastful
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) deceptive, untrustworthy

Teenoorgestelde van

plenus, refertus, opīmus, implētus, explētus, complētus, frequens

Sinonieme

inanis

vacuus

vastus

Vertalings

futile

vain

useless

vergeblich

vergebens

abortive

sterile

ineffectual

abortif

άκαρπος

va

idle

illusori

fruitless

vain

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈwaː.nʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *wānos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, leave, abandon, give out”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wanaz, Sanskrit ऊन (ūná).