Synonyms: futile, useless, fruitless, idle, ineffectual, sterile, abortive
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /veɪ̯n/ |
| Hyphenation | vain |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑝𐑱𐑯 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑂𐐩𐑌 |
| Catalan | va |
|---|---|
| Czech | marný; zbytečný |
| Dutch | ijdel; nutteloos; vergeefs; vruchteloos |
| Esperanto | vana |
| Finnish | turha |
| French | vain; abortif |
| German | vergeblich |
| Greek | άκαρπος |
| Latin | vanus |
| Polish | daremny |
| Portuguese | estéril; fútil; improfícuo; inútil; vão |
| Saterland Frisian | ferjeeuwens; uundöimich |
| Spanish | vano |
| Turkish | abes |
| West Frisian | idel |