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sans histoire

French, adverb/sɑ̃.z‿is.twaʁ/

sans histoire is a French adverb meaning “ordinary; uneventful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sans histoire mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    ordinary; uneventful

    un couple sans histoire

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Dont il n'y a rien à dire ; où l’on ne trouve rien à redire. 2. Qui ne cause pas de problème ; qui se tient coi ; qui ne se révolte pas.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sans histoire

  • sans histoires alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sans histoire?

  • /sɑ̃.z‿is.twaʁ/
  • \sɑ̃ zis.twaʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sans histoire

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.