Polyglot Dictionary

gleichwohl

/ɡlaɪçˈvoːl/

adverb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. nevertheless

    Built from gleich (same) + wohl (probably).

Made of

  • gleich same
  • wohl probably

Similar words

nichtsdestotrotz

gleichwohl and nichtsdestotrotz are close synonyms for "nevertheless"; gleichwohl is more formal or literary, nichtsdestotrotz more colloquial and emphatic.

Similar in other languages

French

néanmoins

néanmoins is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nevertheless."

Portuguese

contudo

contudo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nevertheless."

Practice

1 What does gleichwohl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er war müde, ___ arbeitete er weiter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gleichwohl?

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