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soretonaku
adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[それとな(無)·く]
soretonaku
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[そ(其)·れ·と·な(無)·く]
soretonaku
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[そ(其)·れ·と·な·く]
soretonaku
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Root Words:

soreto + naku

English Meaning(s) for それとなく

adverb
  1. indirectly; obliquely
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Definition and Synonyms for それとなく

Indirectly not in a forthright manner
Synonyms: それとなく, よそながら, それとなしに, それとはなしに, 暗に, 間接的

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Sample Sentences for それとなく

She made an allusion to his misconduct.
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His letter alludes to the event.
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His letter indirectly refers to the matter.
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She took my hint and smiled.
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The article alludes to an event now forgotten.
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