Added 9 October 2026
nonplus
/nɒnˈplʌs/ noun
Latin root: nōn Wiktionary
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- A state of bewilderment or perplexity.
verb
Origin
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.
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