Definition of Nonplos
Non"plus (?), n. [L. non not +
plus more, further. See Plural.] A state or
condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable
difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle;
quandary.
Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle
to all human understanding. South.
Non"plus` (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Nonplused (?) or Nonplussed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.]
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by
embarrassment.
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him
to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.
Spectator.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox
- a state of perplexity or bewilderment
non plus
French
- (not) either
Je n'aime pas l'hiver non plus
:I don't like winter either
- neither
Je n'aime pas l'hiver - Moi non plus
: I don't like winter - Me neither
- to confuse/perplex.
- a state of bewilderment. a state where the mind can think no more.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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