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noun
A hint; an indirect suggestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The act of intimating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Announcement; declaration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The thing intimated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: inkling, glimmering, glimmer
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Broader terms: suggestion
noun
an indirect suggestion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hint, breath
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suggestion, proposition, proffer
History
From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio. By surface analysis, intimate + -ion.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
