| source : web1913 |
Nonplus \Non"plus\, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See
{Plural}.]
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds
judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or
decide; puzzle; quandary.
Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all
human understanding. --South.
| source : web1913 |
Nonplus \Non"plus`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or
{Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.]
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by
embarrassment.
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell
what it was that he endeavored to prove. --Spectator.
| source : wn |
nonplus
v : be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I
don't know the answer!" [syn: {perplex}, {get}, {puzzle},
{mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy},
{stupify}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}, {trounce}]