nonplus
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
non-plus
=== Etymology ===
The noun is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)).
The verb is derived from the noun.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɒnˈplʌs/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɑnˈplʌs/
Rhymes: -ʌs
Hyphenation: non‧plus
=== Noun ===
nonplus (plural nonpluses or nonplusses)
(obsolete) A state of bewilderment or perplexity.
==== Derived terms ====
nonplussed (derived from either the noun or verb)
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=== Verb ===
nonplus (third-person singular simple present nonplusses or nonpluses, present participle nonplussing or nonplusing, simple past and past participle nonplussed or nonplused)
(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
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