Definition of No matter

1. Adverb. In spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks. "He carried on regardless of the difficulties"


Definition of No matter

1. Adverb. irrespective of, regardless of, in spite of ¹

2. Adverb. it doesn't matter, it's unimportant, it doesn't make any difference ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of No Matter

no host bar
no idea
no ifs and buts
no joy
no kidding
no less
no liability
no limit
no lone zone
no longer
no longer with us
no love lost
no man's land
no man is an island
no matter (current term)
no matter how one slices it
no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
no matter what
no matter what happens
no mean feat
no mean feats
no more
no more Mr Nice Guy
no news is good news
no offense
no one
no pain, no gain
no parking
no pressure

Literary usage of No matter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"He tried to repeat some verses to himself, to enter on a calculation, no matter of what sort, to invent some kind of story. Impossible! ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"The decision of that question was the exercise and the rightful exercise of jurisdiction.no matter whether in favor of or against taking the cause. ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"... 1864, declaring that "all dividends payable on and after July 1, 1864, no matter when declared, are subject to the duty of five per centum. ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1895)
"... no matter how long it is held. The clutch B slides on the parallel bars E, and is slightly smaller than the counter-clutch A. This, with its curvature, ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"is undoubted!; that there must be a termination of a criminal case; and while no party will be deprived of a hearing on the merits of his case, no matter ..."

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