nonetheless
/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "That's proof to Freire that the party has room for moderate Republicans who are nonetheless loyal Republicans."
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: natheles, nān þȳ lǣs