All 5 Uses of
nonetheless
in
The Idiot
- All observed how irritable and cross she had become since her last burst of laughter; but none the less obstinately did she stick to her absurd whim about this new game.†
Chpt 1.13none the less = in spite of that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Of course, the worst of it is that, knowing he was a rascal, and a card-sharper, I none the less played palki with him, and risked my last rouble.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- But even supposing that your mother is a fool, you are none the less, bound to treat her with humanity.†
Chpt 2.9
- Doubtless Lizabetha Prokofievna was considered "eccentric" in society, but she was none the less esteemed: the pity was that she was ceasing to believe in that esteem.†
Chpt 3.1
- For the "clever commonplace" person, though he may possibly imagine himself a man of genius and originality, none the less has within his heart the deathless worm of suspicion and doubt; and this doubt sometimes brings a clever man to despair.†
Chpt 4.1
Definition:
in spite of that (Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nevertheless, all the same, still, and however.)