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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions nonplussed verb  (past of, nonplus) adjective  bewildered, Bewildered; unsure how to respond. (US, nonstandard) unimpressed Etymology: Nonplussed is derived from the Latin phrase "non plus" meaning "no more, no further".<ref name="The Mavens' Word of the Day">cite web, url = http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19991221, title = The Mavens' Word of the Day, accessdate = 2006-09-26, first = Carol, date = 1999-12-21, language = English</ref>Recently in North American English nonplussed has come to mean unimpressed.<ref name="The Mavens' Word of the Day" /> In 1999, this was considered a neologism meaning "not plussed" although "plussed" by itself is not a recognized English word. The "unimpressed" meaning is not considered standard usage. <ref>cite web, url = http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/nonplussed?view=uk, title = askOxford: nonplussed, accessdate = 2007-04-20, language = English</ref>        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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