# nonetheless

Pronunciation: say "nun-thuh-LES" /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/

## Adverb

1. In spite of what has just been said or done; all the same.
   - Simple: Even so, in spite of what was just said.
   - _The evidence was thin, but the jury convicted him nonetheless._
   - _Few people expected the tiny startup to last, yet it nonetheless grew into a market leader._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English *non-the-les, a variant of no-the-les, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs. By its surface parts, it breaks down as none + the + less.

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