nonetheless

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, notwithstanding

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