none the less

The root of "none the less" or "never the less" might be "no less" or "no less than", with "none" being tangible and "never" being temporal.

It seems to be a comparative phrase. It is usually used in the second half of a sentence after a comma (like the word "but" or "even though").

"None the less" is probably often mis-used:

"He's having a hard time learning english, none the less he is very smart."

sounds better as . . .

"He's having a hard time learning english, but he is very smart none the less."

and the possible root term . . .

"He's having a hard time learning english, but he is no less smart for it."

"He's having a hard time learning english, but he is very smart none the less."

by libbyliterati March 18, 2007

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men, with no hair.

gina: dood dat man has no hurr
sam: yeah dats s, he is ah hair less men

by gina & sam December 28, 2010

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SOUL-LESS

Someone who lacks a soul. Feels nothing. Dead on the inside. Usually ( synonymous) with the word (Sociopath) or (heartless) as well as the name (Jamie) or Jeffery(ies). Soul-less (douchebags) lack empathy and would kill a unicorn with a smile on their face if it put them one step ahead of anyone else. Automatic doors will not open for the (soul-less), which usually leads to a good laugh for everyone else around. There's just one rule if you ever encounter the (lowest of low).....Do not feed it! And it will eventually fly back to whichever level of (hell) from which its (soul-less) self came.

I saw (Bambam) walk right into an automatic door today... He must be Soul-less!

by -PebbleS- May 27, 2018

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