nevertheless

== English == === Alternative forms === ne'ertheless (archaic or poetic) nethertheless (dated, nonstandard) === Etymology === From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) +‎ the +‎ less; compare never the wiser. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ === Adverb === nevertheless (not comparable) (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. ==== Synonyms ==== (in spite of what preceded): even so, however, nonetheless, still, though, yet, notwithstanding; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “nevertheless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “nevertheless”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.