vão

See also: vao, vào, and va'o

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃w̃/
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese van, from Latin vadunt, third-person plural present indicative of vadō (“I go”).

Verb

vão

5. (informal) followed by infinitive, forms the third-person plural future indicative

   Eles vão comer carne.

   They will eat meat.

Synonyms

• (3rd-person plural future indicative): root + -arão (1st conjugation), root + -erão (2nd conjugation), root + -irão (3rd conjugation)

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese vão, from Latin vānus (“empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-.

Adjective

1. vain
   1. pretentious, overambitious (excessively proud of oneself)

      Synonyms: convencido, desvanecido, enfatuado, gabarola, gabola, presunçoso, pretensioso, vaidoso, vanglorioso

      Antonym: modesto

   2. pointless; futile; useless; unhelpful

      Synonyms: inútil, fútil, frívolo

      Synonyms: útil, efetivo, eficaz

2. empty (containing nothing)

   Synonyms: vazio, vago

   Antonyms: ocupado, cheio

Noun

vão m (plural s)

1. a gap
2. a vacant spot
3. (architecture) a hole in the wall where a window or door is placed; a sliver, a breach
4. (architecture) the empty space below a staircase

Derived terms

• em vão
• vão livre
• vão teórico
• vão total

Related terms

• desvanecer
• devanear
• esvaecer
• esvair
• esvanecer
• vaidade
• vanglória
• vangloriar
• vanglorioso
• vaniloquência
• vaniloquente
• vanilóquio
• vaníloquo