nevertheless

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• ne'ertheless (archaic or poetic)
• nethertheless (dated, nonstandard)

From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) +‎ the +‎ less; compare never the wiser.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/

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nevertheless (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Hebrews 12:11, column 2:

     Now no chaſtening for the preſent ſeemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuertheleſſe, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteouſneſſe, vnto them which are exerciſed thereby.

   • 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

     Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.

• (in spite of what preceded): even so, however, nonetheless, still, though, yet, notwithstanding; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless

• “nevertheless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “nevertheless”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.