INTIMATION

inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer

(noun) a slight suggestion or vague understanding; “he had no inkling what was about to happen”

hint, intimation, breath

(noun) an indirect suggestion; “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intimation (plural intimations)

The act of intimating.

The thing intimated.

Announcement; declaration.

A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ti*ma"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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