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netheless

netheless adverb: nevertheless.

Adverb

netheless (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Nevertheless.
    • Therfor the Lord seide to Sathan, Lo! he is in thin hond; netheles kepe thou his lijf.1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job II
    • Now by my foule, Diggon, I lament / The haplesle mischiefe that has thee hent; / Nethelesse thou feest my lowly faile, / That froward Fortune doth ever availe [...].1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepherd's Calendar

Origin of netheless

Inherited from Middle English netheles; by surface analysis, ne + the + less. Compare earlier natheless.

Questions about netheless

What does netheless mean?
Netheless means nevertheless.
What part of speech is netheless?
Netheless is an adverb.

Words near netheless in the dictionary

  1. Neth.
  2. Nethalp
  3. Nethaniah
  4. nethead
  5. netheads
  6. netheless
  7. nethelesse
  8. nether
  9. Nether Alderley
  10. Nether Broughton
  11. nether cheek

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