unavailing — (adj.) 1660s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AVAILING (Cf. availing). Also see UNAVAILABLE (Cf. unavailable) … Etymology dictionary
unavailing — [adj] futile barren, empty, exhausted, fruitless, idle, impractical, ineffective, ineffectual, in vain, on a treadmill*, save one’s breath*, to no avail*, to no effect*, to no purpose*, trifling, trivial, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful … New thesaurus
unavailing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ achieving little or nothing. DERIVATIVES unavailingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unavailing — [un΄ə vāl′iŋ] adj. not availing; futile; ineffectual unavailingly adv … English World dictionary
unavailing — [[t]ʌ̱nəve͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ An unavailing attempt to do something does not succeed. Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing... He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness. Syn: unsuccessful … English dictionary
unavailing — un|a|vail|ing [ˌʌnəˈveılıŋ] adj literary not successful or effective ▪ unavailing efforts to make her happy … Dictionary of contemporary English
unavailing — adjective literary not successful or effective: unavailing efforts … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unavailing — un•a•vail•ing [[t]ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ[/t]] adj. ineffectual; futile: unavailing efforts[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70 un a•vail′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
unavailing — adjective Date: 1670 not availing ; futile, useless • unavailingly adverb • unavailingness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
unavailing — unavailingly, adv. /un euh vay ling/, adj. ineffectual; futile. [1660 70; UN 1 + AVAIL + ING2] * * * … Universalium
