natheless

English

Alternative forms

• na'theless

Etymology

From Middle English natheless, equivalent to no +‎ the +‎ less. Compare netheless.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪθlɪs/

Adverb

natheless (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Nevertheless.
   • 1819, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     And if he doth not return, this Wilfred may natheless repay us our charges when he shall gain treasure by the strength of his spear and of his sword, even as he did yesterday and this day also.

   • 1871, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sunset Wings, lines 18–20:

     With the first light she laughed, and the last light
     Glows round her still; who natheless in the night
     At length must make an end.

   • 1885, Sir Richard Burton, “Night 13”, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night:

     He had tortured the lady with exceeding tortures, natheless she would not confess to him aught […] .

Synonyms

• even so, nonetheless, withal; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless