different between avail vs vainly
avail
English
Etymology
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail (from valoir (“to be worth”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ve?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Verb
avail (third-person singular simple present avails, present participle availing, simple past and past participle availed)
- (transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
- (transitive) To be of service to.
- (transitive) To promote; to assist.
- (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- (India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available.
Antonyms
- disavail
Derived terms
- available
- disavail
Related terms
Translations
Noun
avail (plural avails)
- Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). [from 15thc.]
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
- 2014, Paul Doyle, "Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian, 18 October:
- At half-time, Poyet replaced Wes Brown with Liam Bridcutt in the heart of defence and sent out the rest of the players to atone for their first-half mistakes. To no avail.
- (now only US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. [from 15thc.]
- 1862, Elijah Porter Barrows, The State And Slavery
- the avails of their own industry
- 1862, Elijah Porter Barrows, The State And Slavery
- (television, advertising) An advertising slot or package.
- (US, politics, journalism) A press avail.
- (Britain, acting) Non-binding notice of availability for work.
- (oil industry) A readily available stock of oil.
- (obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th-19thc.]
- (obsolete, poetic) Effort; striving.
Usage notes
- (success or benefit): Very often encountered in negative phrases, such as of or to no or little avail.
Translations
Anagrams
- Alavi, Alvia, Avila
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vainly
English
Etymology
vain +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ve?nli/
Adverb
vainly (comparative more vainly, superlative most vainly)
- In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
- With a vain attitude; in a self-approving manner.
Synonyms
- in vain
Translations
Anagrams
- vilany
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