nonetheless
See also: none the less
English
Etymology
From Middle English *non-the-les, variant of no-the-les, noþeles, naþelees, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs, equivalent to none + the + less.
Pronunciation
audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
Adverb
nonetheless (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 206-7:
- Nonetheless, some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
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Synonyms
- (nevertheless): still, though, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
Translations
nevertheless
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