vainly
/ˈveɪnli/
vainly adverb: in a vain pursuit; to no avail.
Adverb
vainly (comparative vainlier or more vainly, superlative vainliest or most vainly)
vainly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
vainly in Tamil
- வீணாக
vainly in Urdu
- بےادبی سے, گھمنڈ سے
vainly in Malayalam
- വൃഥാവിൽ, വെറുതെ, അനാവശ്യമായി
vainly in Kannada
- ಬರಿದೆ, ಬಱಿದೆ, ಕೊಬ್ಬಿ, ಬೀಗಿ
Examples of vainly in a sentence
- Please do excuse my French; I've been trying vainly for about an hour, and I'm ticked off.
- He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss.
- Talk with those here who vainly seek work, who suffer daily the humiliation of emptyhandedness.
Synonyms of vainly
Forms of vainly
| comparative | vainlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more vainly |
| superlative | vainliest |
| superlative | most vainly |
Origin of vainly
Inherited from Middle English vaynly, veynly, vaynely, veynely, equivalent to vain + -ly.
Words that rhyme with vainly
Questions about vainly
- What does vainly mean?
- Vainly means in a vain pursuit; to no avail.
- What is vainly in Tamil?
- Vainly in Tamil is வீணாக. See Vainly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vainly?
- Vainly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce vainly?
- Vainly is pronounced /ˈveɪnli/ (US).
Words near vainly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vainly (page history and authors); vainly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vainly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vainly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vainly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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