Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of thin air

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: out- of thin air
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.

Example Sentences

"They don't seem to want to work to earn a living. They think they can make money out of thin air."
""The criminal cases against Thanathorn show the military government's contempt for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful dissent. It's a glaring example of how draconian laws are pulled out of thin air and arbitrarily enforced to punish the prominent opposition leader," he said."

Inflected Forms

from thin air (alternative)

Phrases

ex nihilo into thin air pull out of one's ass thin air

Frequently Paired Words

ex nihilo hammerspace into thin air pull out of one's ass thin air

Synonyms

out of nowhere out of nothing from nowhere

Questions

What does out of thin air mean?: From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.

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