English Online Dictionary. What means nevertheless? What does nevertheless mean?
English
Alternative forms
- ne'ertheless (archaic or poetic)
- nethertheless (dated, nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/
Adverb
nevertheless (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
Synonyms
- (in spite of what preceded): even so, however, nonetheless, still, though, yet, notwithstanding; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
Translations
Further reading
- “nevertheless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “nevertheless”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.