vanus

Meaning

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

Concepts

futile

useless

vain

abortive

idle

fruitless

sterile

ineffectual

posey

pretentious

tinhorn

unavailing

unsuccessful

wanky

pseudo-sophisticated

pseudy

all bark and no bite

a la

blank

bravura

conceited

empty

frivolous

kitsch

Opposite of

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

Synonyms

inanis

vacuus

vastus

Translations

vergebens

vergeblich

fútil

abortif

vergeefs

estéril

va

illusori

vain

άκαρπος

ijdel

nutteloos

vruchteloos

improfícuo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwaː.nʊs]

Etymology

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