nothing less than

nothing less than something

strongly showing this quality nothing short of something The violinist's playing is nothing less than magnificent.

Usage notes: used to emphasize the quality mentioned

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suoma	SOO-o-mah	Finnish
Phokas	-	Ancient Greek
Aldric	['ɔ:ldrik]
Nanaia	-	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Barna	-	Hungarian
Hella	HE-lah (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German