vain
adj 1 (useless) ovyo, -siofaa, bure. 2 in ~ bure their efforts were in ~ jitihada zao zilikuwa bure; -sio na heshima, -a kufuru take the name of God in ~ kufuru. 3 -a kujishaua, -a majisifu. vainglory n kiburi; kujiona; majivuno; majisifu, makuu. vainglorious adj -a kujiona, -a kujisifu, -a kuona makuu. vainly adv 1 bure. 2 (conceitedly) kwa kiburi.