out of thin air

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out of thin air

adverb from thin air

  1. idiomatic, not comparable From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source. They don't seem to want to work to earn a living. They think they can make money out of thin air.

    Similar: out of nowhere

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adv from non-existent resource

Españolde la nada
Portuguêsdo nada
Françaisde nulle part
Deutschaus dem Nichts
Italianofuori dal cilindro, dal nulla
Русскийиз воздуха iz vozduxa

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@misc{out_of_thin_air_2026,
  title = {out of thin air},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20thin%20air},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}