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Intimation

Intimation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intimation? [n] a slight suggestion; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [n] an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intimation: breath \| hint \| inkling Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intimation: allegory \| allusion \| arcane meaning \| assumption \| bare suggestion \| breath \| broad hint \| cast \| catchword \| clue \| coloration \| connotation \| cue \| cue word \| dash \| evidence \| feeling \| foreboding \| forefeeling \| funny feeling \| gentle hint \| gesture \| gleam \| glimmer \| glimmering \| half an idea \| hazy idea \| hint \| hot lead \| hunch \| idea \| implication \| implied meaning \| import \| impression \| index \| indication \| inference \| infusion \| inkling \| innuendo \| insinuation \| intuition \| intuitive impression \| ironic suggestion \| key \| key word \| kick \| lead \| lick \| look \| meaning \| mere notion \| metaphorical sense \| nod \| notion \| nuance \| nudge \| occult meaning \| overtone \| preapprehension \| premonition \| presentiment \| presumption \| presupposition \| prompt \| sauce \| scent \| scintilla \| seasoning \| shade \| shadow \| sign \| signal \| sip \| smack \| smattering \| smell \| sneaking suspicion \| soupcon \| spark \| spice \| spoor \| sprinkling \| strain \| streak \| subsense \| subsidiary sense \| suggestion \| sup \| supposition \| suspicion \| symbolism \| symptom \| taint \| taste \| telltale \| tempering \| thought \| tinct \| tincture \| tinge \| tint \| tip-off \| touch \| trace \| track \| undercurrent \| undermeaning \| undertone \| vague feeling \| vague idea \| vestige \| whiff \| whisper \| wind \| wink See Also \| proffer \| proposition \| suggestion \| suggestion Intimation In Webster's Dictionary \In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.] 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. 2. Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. --Holland. 3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. --Bp. Burnet.

Intimation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intimation?

[n] a slight suggestion; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
[n] an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intimation: breath | hint | inkling

See Also | proffer | proposition | suggestion | suggestion

Intimation In Webster's Dictionary

\In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F.
intimation.]
1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.

2. Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay.

         They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever
         killed a stork, should be banished.   --Holland.

3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a
   remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only
   intimations of his design.

         Without mentioning the king of England, or giving
         the least intimation that he was sent by him. --Bp.
                                               Burnet.

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