をものともせず (womonotomosezu)

Meaning & usage

をものともせず means to face something difficult or threatening without being bothered by it, treating it as nothing. It attaches to a noun marked with を, typically a hardship like danger, cold, or a storm, and often appears with に. The tone is written and somewhat formal.

Example sentences 5

1. そのおてんば娘むすめは危険きけんをものともせずにその木きに登のぼった。

   The reckless girl climbed the tree regardless of danger.

2. 氷のような水をものともせずに彼は川へ飛びこんだ。

   He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.

3. 激しい吹雪をものともせず、登山家たちは出発した。

   The mountaineers set off, paying no heed to the severe blizzard.

4. 寒さをものともせずに、彼は薄着で外出した。

   Making nothing of the cold, he went out in thin clothes.

5. 一行は危険をものともせず前進した。

   The party went forward in the face of danger.