See Also: Vain(medicine)
vain(dictionary)
vain(dictionary)

re-edification (iou) and vain (oh)


re-edification (iou)



re-edification noun. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Old & mod. French reedification or late Latin reaedificatio(n-), from reaedificat- pa. ppl stem of reaedificare: see RE-, EDIFICATION.]
The action of rebuilding, the state of being rebuilt.

vain (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin vanus 'empty, vain']
someone who is vain is too proud of their good looks, abilities, or position - used to show disapproval
-synonym conceited conceited
::Men can be just as vain as women.
see usage note proud
in vain
a) without Success in spite of your efforts
::Police searched in vain for the missing gunman.
b) without purpose or without positive results
::Altman swore that his son's death would not be in vain.
-see also take sb's name in vain at name 1 (12)
a vain attempt, hope or search fails to achieve the result you wanted
vain attempt/effort/bid
::The young mother died in a vain attempt to save her drowning son.
vain threat/promise etc
literary a threat, promise etc that is not worrying because the person cannot do what they say they will
-- vainly adv
::The instructor struggled vainly to open his parachute.