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despite (noun)

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  • despite — despite, in spite of These two prepositions are largely interchangeable and both can be followed by nouns or noun phrases or by constructions introduced by a participle (a verb ending in ing): played despite an ankle sprain / had a restless night …   Modern English usage

  • Noun class — Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness Degree of comparison Evidentiality Focus …   Wikipedia

  • despite — [dɪ spʌɪt] preposition without being affected by; in spite of. noun archaic 1》 outrage; injury. 2》 contempt; disdain. Phrases despite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. despite oneself without intending to or expecting to …   English new terms dictionary

  • despite — prep. & n. prep. in spite of. n. archaic or literary 1 outrage, injury. 2 malice, hatred (died of mere despite). Phrases and idioms: despite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. Derivatives: despiteful adj. Etymology: ME f. OF despit f. L… …   Useful english dictionary

  • despite — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French despit, from Latin despectus, from despicere Date: 13th century 1. the feeling or attitude of despising ; contempt 2. malice, spite 3. a. an act showing contempt or defiance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • despite — /dəˈspaɪt / (say duh spuyt) preposition 1. in spite of; notwithstanding. –noun 2. contemptuous treatment; insult. 3. Obsolete malice, hatred, or spite. –phrase 4. in despite of, in contempt or defiance of; in spite of; notwithstanding.… …  

  • despite — 1. noun /dɪˈspʌɪt/ a) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult. I am right wroth with Balen, I wold he were quyte of the despyte that he hath done to me and to my Courte. b) Evil feeling; malice, spite. 2 …   Wiktionary

  • despite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) prep. in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding; contrary to [expectations], in the teeth or face of. See opposition, compensation. II (Roget s IV) prep. Syn. in spite of, in defiance of, even with;… …   English dictionary for students

  • Mass noun — Not to be confused with Collective noun. Examples advice air art blood butter deodorant equipment food furniture garbage graffiti grass homework housework information …   Wikipedia

  • Proper noun — Proper name and common noun redirect here. For the philosophy of language concept, see Proper name (philosophy). For the counterpart to scientific names for species, see Common name. A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique… …   Wikipedia

  • Collective noun — In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. For example, in the phrase a pride of lions , pride is a collective noun.… …   Wikipedia

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