Vain : 자만심이 강한, 허영심이 많은, 헛된, 소용없는, 쓸데없는
vein : (인체)정맥, (식물)잎맥, (곤충 날개)시맥, (대리석/광석 등의)돌결, 나뭇결, (치즈)줄무늬, (특정)특징, 특성, 성향, (같은)맥락, 방식, 태도
Vane : (풍차 등의) 날개, 풍향계, 바람개비
1)
they all sound exactly the same
2)
Vain
this is an adjective
if a person is vain, they are terribly pround of themselves
they are too proud or they are always worried about their appearance
they have a very opinion of themselves of their own accomplishment not with a great deal of reason
he is terribly vain
he is vain about his aapearance
he is very vain about himself
vain and proud, I am the best
don be such a vain person
he is vain about his clothes
also, you can use vain, means worthless without value, having no real substance
he tried but in vain, with no effect
he made a vain attempt
a futile attempt with no positive reuslt
vain, unsuccessful of no value
he had the vain hope that things would get better
it was a vain to think that he was going to win this without any problems
in vain, not producing the desired result, unsuccessful
a vain attempt to avoid his obligations
his efforts was in vain
with no success
Formality : 5.5
3)
vein
this is a tube that carries blood down your arm, you can see the vein
the veins in your body are very important
you can see the veins in the back of the leaf
in an in the wing of an insect, you can see the veins tha carry the blood
you could see the blood coming out of the vein
if you've got a rock and it's got cracks with something else in it then there are veins
pink marble was had veins in it, so they look like the veins of a leaf or the veins of the body
a vein of a mineral, a layer of substance
a vein of iron ore within the rock
an also use it, means a particular characteristic or a particular quality
he always has a sarcastic vein in his work
there is always a vein of national pride running through the people in this district
he was in a romantic vein, he made a romantic candlelit dinner for two
a mood, a style or temporary mood
he was in a very somber vein
in the same vein, in the same style, in the same thing, to talk about the same thing
Formality : 5
4)
Vane
this is like a fin on the wheel
a propeller is has variuos different vanes
a turbine that you put steam through it
the flat and narrow part of the fan of a propeller
this is what makes it turn becuase the wind blows agains it
you could have a weather vane, to show you the direction of the wind
but this is more technical and engineering word
the blade of a wheel
Formality : 5
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