Phrase guide

to say nothing of

conj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/
  • General-American: /tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/
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conj

Meaning 1

An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • She had already eaten a large lunch, to say nothing of a full cooked breakfast that morning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: puhumattakaan — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • French: sans compter — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • French: sans parler de — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • German: ganz zu schweigen von — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Hungarian: nem is beszélve arról, hogy... — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Hungarian: nem beszélve arról, hogy... — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Hungarian: arról nem is beszélve, hogy... — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Japanese: 況して (mashite) — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Macedonian: камоли (kamoli) — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Polish: nie mówiąc już o — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Portuguese: quanto mais — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Romanian: darămite — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Russian: не говоря уже о (ne govorja uže o) — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȁmoli — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̏моли — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Serbo-Croatian: akȁmoli — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Serbo-Croatian: ака̏моли — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Serbo-Croatian: da se i ne spominje — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Slovak: nehovoriac o — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point
  • Ukrainian: не ка́жучи вже про (ne kážučy vže pro) — apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point