Nonetheless
//ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs// adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Nevertheless. conjunctive, not-comparable
"And "Juno" is the kind of movie all indie comedies wish they could be: light and lovable, perhaps a bit too pleased with the cleverness of its dialogue, but a small charmer nonetheless."
Adverb
- 1 despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) wordnet
Example
More examples"Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless."
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. By surface analysis, none + the + less.
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