All 3 Uses of
nonetheless
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- It was obviously dying—quietly and painlessly, but none the less surely.†
Chpt 2 *none the less = in spite of that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- The same unworldliness was what had necessitated Angel's getting a living as a farmer, and would probably keep his brothers in the position of poor parsons for the term of their activities; yet Angel admired it none the less.†
Chpt 4
- He thus beheld in the pale morning light the resolve to separate from her; not as a hot and indignant instinct, but denuded of the passionateness which had made it scorch and burn; standing in its bones; nothing but a skeleton, but none the less there.†
Chpt 5
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.)