vainfuladj.

Forms: Also 1500s vaynfull.

Etymology: < vain adj. and n. + -ful suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvainful.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

Vain, unprofitable, useless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective]

idlec825

unnuteOE

bricklec1225

tooma1250

unnaita1250

vaina1300

waste1303

overvoida1382

voida1382

superfluec1384

daylessa1387

unbehovely1390

unprofitablea1398

unbehoveful1429

wastefulc1450

idleful1483

fruster1488

vainful1509

frustrate?a1513

superfluousa1533

addle1534

lost1535

fittle1552

futilea1575

nugatory1605

futilous1607

shiftless1613

tympanous1625

emptya1628

frustraneousa1643

pointless1673

futilitous1765

otiose1795

stultificatory1931

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 55 They..spende theyr time in vaynful vanyte.

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 2^v Though countrey be more painefull, and not so greedy gainefull, yet is it not so vainefull, in following fancies eye.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) 'Tis vainful vor-n to think her'll ever have he.

Derivatives

† ˈvainfully adv. Obsolete in vain, vainly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adverb] > (taking name) in vain

in idleshipa1250

vainfully1509

1509 S. Hawes Conuercyon Swerers (de Worde) 21 Vnto the man I gaue commaundement Not to take the name of thy God vaynfully.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	vainful
释义	vainfuladj. Forms: Also 1500s vaynfull. Etymology: < vain adj. and n. + -ful suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvainful. Obsolete exc. dialect. Vain, unprofitable, useless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] idlec825 unnuteOE bricklec1225 tooma1250 unnaita1250 vaina1300 waste1303 overvoida1382 voida1382 superfluec1384 daylessa1387 unbehovely1390 unprofitablea1398 unbehoveful1429 wastefulc1450 idleful1483 fruster1488 vainful1509 frustrate?a1513 superfluousa1533 addle1534 lost1535 fittle1552 futilea1575 nugatory1605 futilous1607 shiftless1613 tympanous1625 emptya1628 frustraneousa1643 pointless1673 futilitous1765 otiose1795 stultificatory1931 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 55 They..spende theyr time in vaynful vanyte. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 2^v Though countrey be more painefull, and not so greedy gainefull, yet is it not so vainefull, in following fancies eye. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) 'Tis vainful vor-n to think her'll ever have he. Derivatives † ˈvainfully adv. Obsolete in vain, vainly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adverb] > (taking name) in vain in idleshipa1250 vainfully1509 1509 S. Hawes Conuercyon Swerers (de Worde) 21 Vnto the man I gaue commaundement Not to take the name of thy God vaynfully. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1509
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