Unavailing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

producing no result or effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɐvˈeɪlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɐvˈeɪlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɐvˈeɪlɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɐvˈeɪlɪŋ/.

Examples

a futile effort
the therapy was ineffectual
an otiose undertaking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ineffectual futile otiose

Parts of Speech

adjective

producing no result or effect

“a futile effort”

Word Forms

futility	noun	uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
ineffectualness	noun	lacking the power to be effective
ineffectuality	noun	lacking the power to be effective

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergeblich

ohne Ergebnis oder Wirkung hervorzubringen

🇫🇷French

inutile

ne produisant aucun résultat ou effet

🇪🇸Spanish

inútil

sin producir resultado o efecto

🇮🇹Italian

inutile

senza produrre alcun risultato o effetto

🇳🇱Dutch

niet bruikbaar

zonder resultaat of gevolg

🇵🇹Portuguese

inútil

não produzindo nenhum resultado ou efeito

🇷🇺Russian

бесполезно

не дающий никакого результата или эффекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यर्थ

कोई परिणाम या प्रभाव उत्पन्न नहीं करना

🇮🇳Tamil

பயனற்றது

எந்த விளைவையும் அல்லது விளைவையும் உருவாக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అందుబాటులో లేని

ఫలితం లేదా ప్రభావాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేయదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुपलब्ध

कोणताही परिणाम किंवा परिणाम देत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુપલબ્ધ

કોઈ પરિણામ અથવા અસર ઉત્પન્ન કરતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಭ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപയോഗശൂന്യമായ

ഫലമോ ഫലമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਉਪਲਬਧ

ਕੋਈ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لا حاصل

کوئی نتیجہ یا اثر پیدا نہیں کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无用的

没有产生任何结果或效果

🇯🇵Japanese

役に立たない

結果も効果も生じない

🇰🇷Korean

쓸모없는

결과나 효과가 발생하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có sẵn

không tạo ra kết quả hoặc hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีประโยชน์

ไม่ก่อให้เกิดผลหรือผลใดๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak tersedia

tidak menghasilkan hasil atau efek

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi magagamit

walang resulta o epekto

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berguna

tidak menghasilkan hasil atau kesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مجدية

لا تنتج أي نتيجة أو تأثير

🇮🇷Persian

بی بهره

هیچ نتیجه یا اثری ایجاد نمی کند

🇹🇷Turkish

faydasız

hiçbir sonuç veya etki yaratmamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מועיל

ללא תוצאה או השפעה

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