insinuation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French insinuation, from Old French, from Latin insinuatio, from īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”), from in (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
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Translations[edit]
act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
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a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
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Further reading[edit]
- “insinuation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “insinuation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
insinuation f (plural insinuations)
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Further reading[edit]
- “insinuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
insinuation c
- an insinuation
Declension[edit]
| Declension of insinuation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | insinuation | insinuationen | insinuationer | insinuationerna |
| Genitive | insinuations | insinuationens | insinuationers | insinuationernas |
Related terms[edit]
- insinuera (“insinuate”)
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