vainlyItalian → EnglishOxford Italian–Englishvainly /BrE ˈveɪnli , AmE ˈveɪnli / adverb 1 (in vain) [try, wait, struggle] invano, vanamente 2 (conceitedly) [look, stare] in modo presuntoso; [admire oneself] vanitosamente, con vanità