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となく

Meanings

1

suffix, expression

adds vagueness and indirectness

Attaches to certain question words, quantity expressions, or phrases to create a vague, indirect, or non-specific nuance. Not freely productive; common in fixed expressions like それとなく, 何となく, and 幾度となく.

See also: それとなく · なんとなく · 幾度となく

Expressions