Definitions for nonplus
nɒnˈplʌs, ˈnɒn plʌsnon·plus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

   be a mystery or bewildering to

   "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nonplusnoun

   A state of perplexity or bewilderment.

2. nonplusverb

   to perplex or bewilder someone; to confound or flummox

3. Etymology: From non plus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NONPLUSnoun

   Puzzle; inability to say or do more. A low word.

   Etymology: non and plus, Latin.

   Let it seem never so strange and impossible, the nonplus of my reason will yield a fairer opportunity to my faith. South.

   One or two rules, on which their conclusions depend, in most men have governed all their thoughts: take these from them and they are at a loss, and their understanding is perfectly at a nonplus. John Locke.

   Such an artist did not begin the matter at a venture, and when put to a nonplus, pause and hesitate which way he should proceed; but he had first in his comprehensive intellect a compleat idea of the whole organical body. Richard Bentley.

2. To Nonplusverb

   To confound; to puzzle; to put to a stand; to stop.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Nor is the composition of our own bodies the only wonder; we are as much nonplust by the most contemptible worm and plant. Joseph Glanvill, Scept. c. vii.

   His parts were so accomplisht,
   That right or wrong he ne’er was nonplust. Hudibras.

   That sin that is a pitch beyond all those, must needs be such an one as must nonplus the devil himself to proceed farther. South.

   What, you are confounded, and stand mute?
   Somewhat nonplust to hear you deny your name. Dryden.

   Tom has been eloquent for half an hour together, when he has been nonplused by Mr. Dry’s desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavoured to prove. Spect. 471.

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1. nonplus

   Nonplus is a state of being perplexed or baffled, so much so that one is unable to respond or react. It can also be used as a verb meaning to cause someone to be in such a state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nonplusnoun

   a state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary

2. Nonplusverb

   to puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment

3. Etymology: [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nonplus

   non′plus, n. a state in which no more can be done or said: great difficulty.—v.t. to perplex completely, to puzzle:—pr.p. non′plussing; pa.t. and pa.p. non′plussed. [L. non, not, plus, more.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nonplus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nonplus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nonplus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nonplus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nonplus
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonplus
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nonplus