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- [uhn-uh-vey-ling]
- /ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ/
- /ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-uh-vey-ling]
- /ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ/
Definitions of unavailing word
- adjective unavailing ineffectual; futile. 1
- adjective unavailing useless, pointless 1
- adjective unavailing An unavailing attempt to do something does not succeed. 0
- adjective unavailing useless or futile 0
- adjective unavailing not availing; futile; ineffectual 0
- adjective unavailing useless, fruitless, futile. 0
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Origin of unavailing
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; un-1 + avail + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Unavailing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unavailing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unavailing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unavailing
adj unavailing
- abortive — An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful.
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
adv unavailing
- fatally — in a manner leading to death or disaster: He was injured fatally in the accident.
- impossibly — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- incurably — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
adjective unavailing
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- forceless — Without force.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.
adverb unavailing
- hopelessly — In a way that shows or causes despair.
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