Grammatical class
Adverb
vainement
vainly, in vain
Details
Syllables
vai-ne-ment
Phonetics
vɛ.nə.mɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
4322
Freq. (movies)
25115
Freq. (news)
18215
Sentences
Nous avons vainement tenté de les faire taire.
We tried in vain to shut them up.
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