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Meanings of sleeveless in English

Unproductive of success.

Related terms

Having no sleeves.

Synonyms
Examples for "vain"
Examples for "vain"
1
I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
2
They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
3
I can say this, however: your good looks haven't made you vain.
Black house
4
Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
5
Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
1
Therefore, hoping it will happen in the future is futile, he said.
Reuters
2
But ultimately all three Irish teams' defiance against French opposition proved futile.
The Irish Times
3
I once treated a young father who decided to stop futile chemotherapy.
The Guardian
4
Employers branded today's action futile and insisted no more money is available.
The Irish Times
5
I often think that my mission was futile from the very start.
And the rat laughed
1
Yet, each search over the course of almost two years proved fruitless.
The South African
2
Fighting him on land is fruitless, he just slips back to sea.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
3
But all efforts to find their family and their home proved fruitless.
The Guardian
4
An unprecedented multinational search for the jet has so far proved fruitless.
Reuters
5
That too was a fruitless effort; it had no intention of compliance.
The Hellbound Heart
1
But the son of Saturn afflicts me with bootless wranglings and strife.
The Iliad
2
The old Squire never learned of Halstead's bootless experiment in forced feeding.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
3
Buddhism was an after-thought, only reached after six years of bootless asceticism.
Oriental Religions and Christianity / A Course of Lectures Deliv...
4
Mr. Thomas Marvel stood bootless and amazed, his jacket nearly thrown off.
The Invisible Man
5
Then came a sound as of bootless feet pressing the stairs stealthily!
The Freelands
Usage of sleeveless in English
1
Luke Donald's diamond-patterned sleeveless jumpers are a throwback to older fashion days.
The Irish Times
2
Loose-fitting women's tops rendered in natural fibers were sleeveless and seemingly carefree.
Reuters
3
She soon peeled away two layers to reveal a sleeveless orange top.
Reuters
4
She was wearing nothing but her panties and a sleeveless baby-doll nightgown.
The irresistible henry house
5
The long, sleeveless pale-blue satiny dress she wore looked like a nightgown.
Black Deutschland
6
Boys in Sinaria wore sleeveless, short wool tunics, belted at the waist.
Secret of the Dragon
7
It was warm and I had on a sleeveless blouse and jeans.
God don't like ugly
8
She still had on her jeans, the sleeveless blouse, and the sweater.
A change in altitude
9
Over his white ruffled shirt, a short sleeveless vest of black silk.
Tarrano the Conqueror
10
He wore a sleeveless tunic and had his arms around his knees.
Cleopatra's Moon
11
He now stood in only his boxers, socks, and a sleeveless undershirt.
The vaults
12
She was wearing bright pink shorts and a yellow sleeveless undershirt top.
Monster Blood
13
It's hot and muggy, but I refuse to go sleeveless on television.
Snapped
14
She was wearing a straight white skirt and a blue sleeveless blouse.
Revival
15
Today the NTSB investigator wore black jeans and a sleeveless red shirt.
Bare Bones
16
Her sleeveless amber blouse and white culottes showed off a full figure.
The Reality Dysfunction
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common