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ne'ertheless

UK/ˌnɛəðəˈlɛs/

ne'ertheless is the alternative spelling of nevertheless.

Meaning of nevertheless

Adverb

nevertheless (not comparable)

  1. (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
    • Now no chaſtening for the preſent ſeemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuertheleſſe, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteouſneſſe, vnto them which are exerciſed thereby.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:11, column 2

Origin of ne'ertheless

From Middle English nerthelesse, nere-the-les, nerþeles By surface analysis, ne'er + the + less.

Questions about ne'ertheless

What is ne'ertheless the alternative spelling of?
Ne'ertheless is the alternative spelling of nevertheless.
How do you pronounce ne'ertheless?
Ne'ertheless is pronounced /ˌnɛəðəˈlɛs/ (UK).

Words near ne'ertheless in the dictionary

  1. ne plus ultras
  2. ne'er
  3. ne'er cast a clout till May be out
  4. ne'er-do-well
  5. ne'er-do-wells
  6. ne'ertheless
  7. ne'ery
  8. Ne'ila
  9. ne.
  10. ne1
  11. NEA

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ne'ertheless (page history and authors); nevertheless (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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