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natheless

/ˈneɪθlɪs/

natheless adverb: nevertheless.

Adverb

natheless (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Nevertheless.
    • Would'st thou revive the deep Despair, / The Anguish, that unutter'd nathless wrings / My inmost Heart?a. 1772 (date written), Dante [Alighieri], “[Translations.] Dante. Canto 33, dell’ Inferno.”, in Thomas Gray, transl., edited by Edmund Gosse, The Works of Thomas Gray in Prose and Verse. […], volume...
    • And if he doth not return, this Wilfred may natheless repay us our charges when he shall gain treasure by the strength of his spear and of his sword, even as he did yesterday and this day also.1819, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Synonyms of natheless

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Forms of natheless

alternative formna'theless
alternative formnathless

Origin of natheless

From Middle English natheles, equivalent to no + the + less. Compare netheless.

Questions about natheless

What does natheless mean?
Natheless means nevertheless.
What part of speech is natheless?
Natheless is an adverb.
How do you pronounce natheless?
Natheless is pronounced /ˈneɪθlɪs/.

Words near natheless in the dictionary

  1. Nathanson
  2. Nathansons
  3. nathaswaram
  4. nathaswarams
  5. Nathe
  6. natheless
  7. nathemo
  8. nathemore
  9. Nathenson
  10. nather
  11. Nathes

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