Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vainful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vain-ful
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"But oh! the gay world is a vainful scene, And sorrow soon scorches its flowery green, […]"

Etymology

From vain + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vain

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more vainful (comparative) most vainful (superlative)

Questions

What does vainful mean?: Vain.
Where does vainful come from?: From vain + -ful.

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