Definitions for vainly
vain·ly

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1. vainly, in vainadverb

   to no avail

   "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"

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1. vainlyadverb

   In a vain manner; to no avail.

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1. vainly

   Vainly refers to an action done without achieving the desired result or effect, characterized by futility or ineffectiveness. It can also refer to actions done in an excessively proud or self-centered manner.

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1. Vainlyadverb

   in a vain manner; in vain

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of vainly in a Sentence

1. Reinhold Niebuhr:

   The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

2. Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller:

   Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason, Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise founders of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss.

3. William James:

   Much of what we call evil is due entirely to the way men take the phenomenon. It can so often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner attitude from one of fear to one of fight; its string can so often depart and turn into a relish when, after vainly seeking to shun it, we agree to face about and bear it...

4. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

   Commerce has set the mark of selfishness, the signet of its all-enslaving power, upon a shining ore, and called it gold: before whose image bow the vulgar great, the vainly rich, the miserable proud, the mob of peasants, nobles, priests, and kings, and with blind feelings reverence the power that grinds them to the dust of misery.

5. John McCain:

   Human rights progress in Vietnam should also be better served by restoring relations with that country, the Vietnamese have already developed complex relations with the rest of the free world. Instead of vainly trying to isolate Vietnam, the United States should test the proposition that greater exposure to Americans will render Vietnam more susceptible to the influence of our values.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vainly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vainly
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vainly