Nonetheless

Definition: Nonetheless

Nonetheless

Adverb

1. Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "nonetheless" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Nonetheless

Crosswords: Nonetheless

An equation so complex as to utterly defy possibility of comprehension by even the most brilliant human mind, but an equation nonetheless. (Spaced; writing credit: Simon Pegg; Jessica Stevenson)

He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A hero nonetheless : Albert Miller Lea, 1808-1891 (reference)

• Tungsten John: Being an Account of Some Inconclusive but Nonetheless Information Attempts to Reach the South Nahanni River by Foot and Bicycle (reference)

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Health

Most of the Medicaid LTC dollars currently flow to nursing homes, which nonetheless regularly complain of being under-funded, especially in light of the ever greater demands made on them by regulatory efforts for better quality. (references)

The odds of becoming seizure-free are not as good for adults, or for children with severe epilepsy syndromes, but it is nonetheless possible that seizures may decrease or even stop over time. This is more likely if the epilepsy has been well-controlled by medication or if the person has had epilepsy surgery. (references)

Other than meeting unmet needs, the majority of studies failed to show significant positive results (Weissert and Hedrick, 1994). Nonetheless, enthusiasm for community-based care remains high. More research is needed to document these perceived improvements over traditional forms of LTC (e.g., nursing homes). (references)

Business

Both visible and invisible barriers are nonetheless present to foreign investors, several of which can be easily identified. (references)

The tire specialists, body parts and even exhaust specialists are nonetheless the exceptions, and have tended to remain specialized. (references)

However, after recent gains Germany’s share of the market dropped by 8 percentage points in 1999. Nonetheless, German companies will no doubt continue to offer stiff competition to U.S. manufacturers. (references)

Civil Liberties

Uzbekistan

The HRSU, citing similar concerns, nonetheless held a founding congress--for a second time--and was preparing a renewed application packet at year's end. (references)

Yugoslavia

Since the end of the Milosevic regime, these broadcasts have not contained virulent anti-Montenegrin propaganda; nonetheless, the station broadcasts illegally, in violation of Montenegrin law. (references)

Netherlands

However, up to 30 percent of those whose applications were denied nonetheless were permitted to stay in the country temporarily on humanitarian grounds or as long as their country of origin was considered unsafe. (references)

Economic History

France

Therefore, registration is not required, but nonetheless recommended. (references)

Indonesia

There are, nonetheless, friction points in the bilateral political relationship. (references)

Egypt

Nasser, nonetheless, was revered by the masses in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world until his death in 1970. (references)

Human Rights

Saudi Arabia

Some police stations, deportation centers, and jails, nonetheless, are overcrowded, unsanitary, and not air-conditioned. (references)

Burundi

During the following 2 weeks of fighting, both government and rebel forces allowed civilians to escape; nonetheless, many civilians were trapped and killed. (references)

United Kingdom

Stewart had been charged with racially motivated crimes and continued to write racist letters from prison but nonetheless was housed in the same cell with Mubarek. (references)

Indigenous People

Venezuela

The Constitution created three seats in the National Assembly for indigenous people and also provides for "the protection of indigenous communities and their progressive incorporation into the life of the nation." Nonetheless local political authorities seldom take account of the interests of indigenous people when making decisions affecting their lands, cultures, and traditions, or the allocation of natural resources. (references)

Minorities

Czech Republic

Observers believed that the actual figures were higher; nonetheless, developments during the year indicated a positive trend toward recognizing the racial motivation of such crimes. (references)

India

Dalits (formerly called untouchables) are viewed by many Hindus as separate from or "below" the caste system; nonetheless, they too are expected to follow their dharma if they hope to achieve caste in a future life. (references)

Political Economy

CHINA

China abolished subsidies conditioned directly on export performance for most goods on January 1, 1991. Nonetheless, exports of agricultural products, particularly corn and cotton, still receive direct export subsidies as of 2001. There continue to be reports that some manufactured exports benefit from indirect subsidies through preferential or below-market rate access to inputs such as energy and raw materials. (references)

Political Rights

Cameroon

While the boycott made the outcome a foregone conclusion, most observers nonetheless considered the contest to be neither free nor fair. (references)

Guatemala

While ordinary laws could be enacted to accomplish many of the reforms, the constitutional reforms nonetheless held great symbolic value for the peace process. (references)

Trade

Peru

In 1997, Peru agreed to be fully and gradually incorporated into the Community's free trade area (FTA) by December 2005. Nonetheless, a majority of its trade within the community is already free of tariffs. (references)

China

The World Bank conducts procurement by the rules of international competitive bidding through Chinese tendering organizations; nonetheless, successful bidding requires close coordination with the Chinese government entity responsible for developing a project at the consulting stage, when specifications are being established. (references)

Women

Philippines

The law provides for the death penalty in cases of rape; nonetheless, rape continued to be a major problem. (references)

Worker Rights

Korea

While limited in detail, this information is nonetheless indicative of the human rights situation in North Korea today. (references)

Romania

However, trafficking victims who cooperated with authorities nonetheless were sentenced for crimes such as illegal emigration. (references)

Spain

Unions nonetheless contend that employers practice discrimination in many cases by refusing to renew the temporary contracts of workers engaging in union organizing. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Albanian

megjithatë (after all, all the same, at the same time, even so, for all that, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مع ذلك (however, in spite of, nevertheless, still, therewith, though, yet). (various references)

Bulgarian 

въпреки това (after all, all the same, even though, nevertheless, still, though, yet), въпреки всичко (after all, for all that, nevertheless, notwithstanding, regardless, still). (various references)

Chinese 

仍然 (still). (various references)

Farsi 

بااینحال (Never&Eless, Yet), بااین وجود (Never&Eless). (various references)

German

trotzdem (all the same, anyhow, even so, just the same, nevertheless, notwithstanding, though, yet). (various references)

Greek 

όμως (but, however), παρ' όλα αυτά (just the same, nevertheless), παρ' όλο, εν τούτοις. (various references)

Hebrew 

אף על פי כן (all the same, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still), בכל זאת (for all that, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Hungarian

mindazonáltal (natheless, nathless, nevertheless, none the less, still). (various references)

Indonesian

namun (nevertheless). (various references)

Italian

ciò nonostante. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

言い条 (an excuse, however). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

いいじょう (an excuse, however). (various references)

Korean 

그럼에도 불구하고. (various references)

Pig Latin

onethelessnay.(various references)

Russian 

тем не менее (albeit, all the same, however, just the same, nevertheless, none the less, notwithstanding, still). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pored toga (further, nevertheless, over and above, therewith, withal). (various references)

Spanish

no obstante (however, nevertheless, non-obst., notwithstanding). (various references)

Swedish

icke desto mindre (even so, nevertheless). (various references)

Turkish

yine de (after all, all the same, at any rate, at the same time, but then, considering, even so, howbeit, just, nevertheless, none the less, nontheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), her şeye rağmen (against all odds, for all that, none the less, nontheless, regardless), bununla beraber (at the same time, nevertheless, none the less, nontheless, notwithstanding, therewithal, withal). (various references)

Ukrainian

все-таки (and, nevertheless, still, though, yet), однак (albeit, but, however, howsoever, notwithstanding, yet), проте (albeit, and, but, however, howsoever, nevertheless, notwithstanding, out of accord, still, yet). (various references)

Misspellings

"Nonetheless" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nonethless, nontheless. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: ethnoses, loneness, noteless, toneless.

-4 letters: ethenes, ethoses, hostels, hotness, nelsons, nestles, netless, oneness, seethes, sennets, sonnets, stelene, teleses, teloses, telsons, toeless.

-5 letters: ethene, ethnos, helots, honest, hosels, hostel, hotels, lenses, lenten, lentos, leones, lessee, lessen, lesson, lethes, nelson, nestle, nonets, noshes, onsets, seethe, sennet, setons, setose, sheens, sheets, sheols, shotes, sleets, sloths, sneesh.

+4 letters: nucleosyntheses.