Unavailing vs Purposeless - What's the Difference?

Purposeless

Unavailing

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • not evidencing any purpose or goal
  • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Definition as Adjective
  • producing no result or effect

Examples

  • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective