nil desperandum

[ neel-des-pe-rahn-doom; English nil-des-puh-ran-duhm ]

/ ˈnil ˌdɛs pɛˈrɑn dʊm; English ˈnɪl ˌdɛs pəˈræn dəm /

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Latin.

never despair.

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Words nearby nil desperandum

Nikon, Nikopol, niksen, nil, nil admirari, nil desperandum, Nile, Nile blue, Nile crocodile, Nile green, Nile River

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How to use nil desperandum in a sentence

They knew that as much as they tried to make up for it with brute force, their cultural power was nil.
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USA had four points (three for a win over Ghana, one for the draw with Portugal, nil for Thursday's defeat).
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The England team, already out of fo the tournament, drew nil-nil against Costa Rica.
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The chances of even the most “conscious” rap creating a return to the Great Society were nil.
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So the chances of a formal diplomatic meeting between Obama and Rouhani are virtually nil.
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They absolutely revel in the most voluptuous indulgence of the nil admirari.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
The effect of this great verdict, which was hailed with public dinners and illuminations, was absolutely nil.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
He proceeds on the de mortuis nil nisi bonum principle, which I venture to suggest is a very bad principle.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Its philosophic value is not great, its scientific utility is nil.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
But I shall make no reference to Mars; my interest in that is almost nil.
Radio Boys Loyalty|Wayne Whipple

British Dictionary definitions for nil desperandum

nil desperandum

/ (ˈnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrændəm) /

sentence substitute

never despair

Word Origin for nil desperandum

from Latin, literally: nothing to be despaired of

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