Howbeit vs Albeit - What's the difference?
howbeit | albeit |
(archaic) Although.
* 1749 , , Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, page 424,
(archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
* 1607 , , Coriolanus , act 1, sc. 9,
* 1871 , Through Death to Love, lines 7-10:
although, despite being
As conjunctions the difference between howbeit and albeit
is that howbeit is although while albeit is although, despite being.As an adverb howbeit
is be that as it may; nevertheless.howbeit
English
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Howbeit we have not yet been able to overtake young madam, we may account it some good fortune that we have hitherto traced her course aright.
Adverb
(-)- I will go wash;
- And when my face is fair, you shall perceive
- Whether I blush or no: howbeit , I thank you.
- ''Our hearts discern wild images of Death,
- ''Shadows and shoals that edge eternity.
- ''Howbeit athwart Death's imminent shade doth soar
- One Power
albeit
English
Conjunction
- He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.
Usage notes
Unlike although'', ''albeit cannot also introduce an independent clause. Either can introduce a noun phrase, adjectival phrase, or adverbial phrase.Quotations
* 2001 , (Eoin Colfer), , page 92: *: The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men’s mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary. * 2007 June 17, Ellen Marrus, in the Houston Chronicle : *: There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs. * {{quote-news, year=2011 , date=September 24 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania , work=BBC Sportcitation, page= , passage=Up front, skipper and open-side Lewis Moody looked almost back to full fitness, while England's set-piece was barely troubled, albeit against a Romania side showing 11 changes from that beaten by Argentina earlier in the week.}}