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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nonetheless en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
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Etymology

A modification of natheless after none, from Middle English natheles, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs. By surface analysis, none + the + less.

Meanings

  1. (conjunctive, not-comparable) Nevertheless.
    • 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. 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:
    • That's proof to Freire that the party has room for moderate Republicans who are nonetheless loyal Republicans. 2009 April 29, Marc Ambinder, “Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 May 2021, retrieved 25 Mar 2024:
    • 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. 2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News:

Synonyms

though · yet · still (nevertheless)

Translations (56)

vec epura (nevertheless) · es sin embargo (nevertheless) · uk про́те (nevertheless) · sh usprkos tome (nevertheless) · kk әйтсе де (nevertheless) · sv icke desto mindre (nevertheless) · bn অথচ (nevertheless) · hu mindazonáltal (nevertheless) · nb ikke desto mindre (nevertheless) · ca no obstant (nevertheless) · hu ugyanakkor (nevertheless) · es no obstante (nevertheless) · vec epur (nevertheless) · pl niemniej jednak (nevertheless) · la nihilōminus (nevertheless) · ko 그렇지만 (nevertheless) · uk все-таки́ (nevertheless) · it nondimeno (nevertheless) · it ciononostante (nevertheless) · nb likevel (nevertheless) · hu azonban (nevertheless) · pt ainda assim (nevertheless) · ko 그럼에도 불구하고 (nevertheless) · uk тим не менш (nevertheless) · fi kuitenkin (nevertheless) · de nichtsdestotrotz (nevertheless) · uk зате (nevertheless) · la tamen (nevertheless) · ja にもかかわらず (nevertheless) · nl niettemin (nevertheless) · fi silti (nevertheless) · fr néanmoins (nevertheless) · sh успркос томе (nevertheless) · nn kor som er (nevertheless) · kk дегенмен (nevertheless) · uk одна́к (nevertheless) · de nichtsdestoweniger (nevertheless) · cmn 還是 /还是 (nevertheless) · nn like fullt (nevertheless) · cmn 仍然 (nevertheless) · bg въпреки това (nevertheless) · pl jednakże (nevertheless) · nb like fullt (nevertheless) · pl jednakowoż (nevertheless) · nn ikkje dess mindre (nevertheless) · da alligevel (nevertheless) · nn likevel (nevertheless) · ca nogensmenys (nevertheless) · nb allikevel (nevertheless) · mk сепак (nevertheless) · cs nicméně (nevertheless) · cmn 然而 (nevertheless) · sv hur som helst (nevertheless) · ru тем не ме́нее (nevertheless) · te అయినా (nevertheless) · it malgrado ciò (nevertheless)