"vainly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈveɪnli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-vainly.ogg [US] Forms: vainlier [comparative], more vainly [comparative], vainliest [superlative], most vainly [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnli Etymology: Inherited from Middle English vaynly, veynly, vaynely, veynely, equivalent to vain + -ly. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|vaynly|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English vaynly, {{inh+|en|enm|vaynly}} Inherited from Middle English vaynly, {{m|enm|veynly}} veynly, {{m|enm|vaynely}} vaynely, {{m|enm|veynely}} veynely, {{suf|en|vain|ly|id2=adverbial}} vain + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} vainly (comparative vainlier or more vainly, superlative vainliest or most vainly)
  1. In a vain pursuit; to no avail.
    Sense id: en-vainly-en-adv-HS0b7Otp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 75 25
  2. With a vain attitude; in a self-approving manner.
    Sense id: en-vainly-en-adv-IaZanZQQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in vain Translations (in vain): vanament (Catalan), vane (Esperanto), hiába (Hungarian), vejäfs (Plautdietsch), напрасно (naprasno) (Russian), тщетно (tščetno) (Russian), зря (zrja) (Russian), vanamente (Spanish), boşuna (Turkish), beyhude (Turkish), boş yere (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'in vain': 51 49

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