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nantonaku
adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[なん()···]
nantonaku
[なん()··()·]
nantonaku
nanitonaku
[なに()···]
nanitonaku
[なに()··()·]
nanitonaku

Root Words:

nanto + naku

English Meaning(s) for なんとなく

adverb
  1. somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

Definition and Synonyms for なんとなく

Somehow for some unspecified reason
Synonyms: なぜか, なんだか, なんとなく, どういうわけか, どうしたものか, 争で, 何か, 何かしら
Accidentally without intention
Synonyms: たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, , 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず
Mistily in a vague way
Synonyms: ぼやっと, ぼんやり, ぼーっと, もやもや, どことなく, なんとなく, 杳として, 薄々
Accidentally in an unintentional manner
Synonyms: たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, , 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず

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Sample Sentences for なんとなく

I got together with her mainly because we seemed to share the same feelings about things.
Somehow or other I found his house.
I don't know why, but he seems to have it in for me.
I somehow understand your feelings.
I'm just an amateur when it comes to art, but I really like this painting.

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