Meanings
phrase
- Without reference to anything.
- Without any apparent reason or purpose.
Synonyms: without rhyme or reason
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseWithout any apparent reason or purpose.
Similar
without rhyme or reason
Translations
Czech nesouvisející, bez hlavy a paty
- nesouvisejícíwithout reference to anything
- bez hlavy a patywithout reference to anything
- bezúčelnýwithout any apparent reason or purpose
Italian senza capo né coda
- senza capo né codawithout reference to anything
Norwegian apropos ingenting
- apropos ingentingwithout reference to anything
Portuguese do nada, a troco de nada
- do nadawithout any apparent reason or purpose
- a troco de nadawithout any apparent reason or purpose
- de repentewithout any apparent reason or purpose
Russian ни к селу́, ни к го́роду, не к ме́сту
- ни к селу́, ни к го́роду (ni k selú, ni k górodu)without reference to anything
- не к ме́сту (ne k méstu)without reference to anything
- ни с того́ ни с сего́ (ni s tovó ni s sevó)without any apparent reason or purpose
Spanish aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolid, sin venir a cuento
- aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolidwithout reference to anything
- sin venir a cuentowithout reference to anything
- sin venir al casowithout reference to anything
- de la nadawithout reference to anything
Swedish apropå ingenting, helt apropå
- apropå ingentingwithout reference to anything
- helt apropåwithout any apparent reason or purpose
Cite this entry
APA
apropos of nothing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apropos%20of%20nothing
MLA
“apropos of nothing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apropos%20of%20nothing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apropos of nothing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apropos%20of%20nothing.
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