Both Uses of
nevertheless
in
Rappaccini's Daughter
- Nevertheless, in spite of this deep intelligence on his part, there was no approach to intimacy between himself and these vegetable existences.†
*nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Nevertheless, there was a peculiar quietness in the look, as if taking merely a speculative, not a human interest, in the young man.†
Definition:
despite that (what was just said)
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nonetheless, all the same, still, and however.)
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nonetheless, all the same, still, and however.)