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ikanimo
adverb, interjection

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English Meaning(s) for いかにも

adverb
  1. indeed; really; truly; just (like) (indicating emotive conviction)
  2. very; extremely; totally; terribly
adverb, interjection
  1. absolutely; certainly; for sure (indicating agreement)

Definition and Synonyms for いかにも

Really used as intensifiers
Synonyms: いと, いと, ごく, そう, そう, とと, あまり, いっそ, いとも, いとも, ずんと, とても, よほど, ありあり, いかにも, おおきに, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいして, たいそう, たっぷり, つくづく, どうにも, はなはだ, まさしく, めっきり, よっぽど, それはそれは, 世にも, 事実, 余る, 大いに, 大変, , , , , その実, 実に, 実は, 実際に, 思い切り, 思い切る, 悉皆, , , 最も, 本当, 本当に, 果たて, 根から, 根っから, , 極めて, 極める, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 決める, 現に, 痛い, , , 真実, 結構, 至極, 良い, , 誠に, 重々, 非常に
So in truth (often tends to intensify)
Synonyms: さぞ, とと, あまり, さぞや, いかにも, さぞかし, どうにも, まったく, それはそれは, 余る, 全い, 実に, 実際, 実際に, 現に, 誠に
Really in accordance with truth or fact or reality
Synonyms: さも, とと, しかも, いかにも, どうにも, まさしく, まったく, 事実, 全い, , , , 実に, 実際, 実際に, 悉皆, , 本当, 本当に, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 現に, 現実, , , 真実, 純粋, , 誠に
Manifestly unmistakably
Synonyms: さも, しかも, いかにも, どうにも, まさしく, あからさま, 明白, 正しい, 正しく, 歴々, 歴然, 現然, 見るから
So to a very great extent or degree
Synonyms: いかにも, さばかり, どうにも, それはそれは, 実に

Stroke Order Diagrams for いかにも

Sample Sentences for いかにも

I look for all the world like an athlete in this outfit, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all.
Laughing troubles away is characteristic of him.
A person who makes an easy matter sound difficult does not seem to be so smart.
So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.
He posed as my close friend.

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