quamvis

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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quam (as much as) +‎ vis (you want)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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quamvīs (not comparable)

  1. as much (as you like), however
    • c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 2.13:
      Ut ager, quamvis fertilis, sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, sic sine doctrina animus.
      Just as the field, however fertile, without cultivation cannot be fruitful, likewise the soul without education.
  2. everso
  3. although

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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quamvīs

  1. accusative feminine singular of quīvīs

Determiner

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quamvīs

  1. accusative feminine singular of quīvīs

References

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  • quamvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quamvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quamvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.