Adverb
mitnichten
by no means, not at all
C2
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Meanings
Adverb
- by no means, not at all
Example sentence
Das ist mitnichten der Fall.
That is by no means the case.
Usage
- mitnichten zutreffend — By no means correct; an emphatic, somewhat elevated negation.
- mitnichten / keineswegs — Both mean by no means; mitnichten often sounds more formal or emphatic.
Die Aufgabe war mitnichten so einfach, wie sie zunächst schien.
The task was by no means as easy as it first appeared.