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soretonaku
adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[それと()·]
soretonaku
[()···()·]
soretonaku
[()····]
soretonaku

Root Words:

soreto + naku

English Meaning(s) for それとなく

adverb
  1. indirectly; obliquely

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

Stroke Order Diagrams for それとなく

Sample Sentences for それとなく

The climbers were apprehensive of their danger.
She made an allusion to his misconduct.
She took my hint and smiled.
Jim suggested that the teacher might be wrong.
His letter indirectly refers to the matter.

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