nevertheless

• ne'ertheless (trisyllabic; archaic or poetic)

From never (“not at all”) +‎ the +‎ less; compare never the wiser

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/

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nevertheless (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
   • Heb. 12:11

     No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness.

   • 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

     Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.

• (in spite of what preceded): even so, however, nonetheless, still, though, yet, notwithstanding

• nevertheless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• nevertheless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.