Albeit vs Regardless - What's the difference?
albeit | regardless |
As a conjunction albeit is although, despite being. As an adjective regardless is having no regard; heedless; careless. As an adverb regardless is without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. As a preposition regardless is paying no attention to; regardless of.
albeit English
Conjunction
although, despite being
- 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 Sport
citation
, 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.}}
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regardless English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having no regard; heedless; careless.
* 1843 , :
- I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.
Derived terms
* regardless of
Adverb
( en adverb)
Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
- Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless .
Synonyms
* anyhow
* anyway
* at any rate
* come what may
* in any case
Preposition
( English prepositions)
Paying no attention to; regardless of.
- Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.
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