maugre
UK/ˈmɔː.ɡə//ˈmɔɡɚ/
maugre preposition: in spite of, notwithstanding.
Preposition
maugre
- In spite of, notwithstanding.
- He saugh a mayde walkinge him biforn, / Of whiche mayde anon, maugree hir heed, / By verray force he rafte hir maydenheed; […][c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by Skeat, The Wife of Bath's Tale (in Middle English)
- In my mind it is a ſign of a great deal of natural Integrity and inbred Nobleneſs of ſpirit, that maugre the heavineſs of his Complexion that thus ſtrongly bears him dovvn from apprehending ſo concerning Metaphyſicall Truths, yet he retains ſo vivid reſentments of the more sſolid Morality.1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The First Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His...
- Synonyms:
- despite, regardless of, with, for all, irrespective of, notwithstanding, in spite of, without considering, without regard for
Adverb
maugre (not comparable)
- Notwithstanding, despite everything.
- cruell Mulciber would not obay / His threatfull pride, but did the more augment / His mighty rage, and with imperious sway / Him forst (maulgre) his fiercenesse to relent, / And backe retire […]1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book III, canto xi
- Synonyms:
- even so, nonetheless, withal
Noun
maugre (uncountable)
Synonyms of maugre
- despite
- regardless of
- with
- for all
- irrespective of
- notwithstanding
- in spite of
- without considering
- without regard for
- even so
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Forms of maugre
| alternative form | magre |
|---|---|
| alternative form | malgre |
| alternative form | mauger |
| alternative form | maulgre |
| alternative form | maugree |
Origin of maugre
From Middle English maugre, from Anglo-Norman malgré, from mal (“bad”) + gre (“pleasure, grace”) (from Old French, from Latin gratum).
Words that rhyme with maugre
Questions about maugre
- What does maugre mean?
- Maugre means in spite of, notwithstanding.
- What part of speech is maugre?
- Maugre can be a preposition, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce maugre?
- Maugre is pronounced /ˈmɔː.ɡə/ (UK).
Words near maugre in the dictionary
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