despite
In spite of, notwithstanding.
Preposition 1 meaning
In spite of, notwithstanding.
“Despite being a near-mirror image my of right, my left hand is terrible at these stuff.”
Noun 1 meaning
Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English despit, dispit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”). The preposition is derived from Middle English dispit, itself derived from the phrase in dispit of (in despite of).
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DESPITE at a glance
DESPITE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,036 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with despite
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- DESPISE10
- RESPITE9
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