insinuation
English
Etymology
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
Noun
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
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
- “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
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiō, īnsinuātiōnem.
Pronunciation
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Noun
insinuation f (plural insinuations)
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Further reading
- “insinuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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