English Explanatory Dictionary

nonplus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of bewilderment or perplexity.
verb
  1. To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.

Pronunciation

/nɒnˈplʌs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nonplus.wav /ˌnɑnˈplʌs/

Word forms

nonplus nonpluses nonplusses non-plus nonplussing nonplusing nonplussed nonplused

Etymology

The noun is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The verb is derived from the noun.

Derived words

nonplussed nonplusation nonplusment nonplussation nonplusser nonplussing
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